Voices Under the Wind Reader's Theatre Announced at Rawlings Museum on Oct 12th
Voices Under the Wind Reader's Theatre Announced at Rawlings Museum on Oct 12th Scenes from “Voices Under the Wind,” an original play about the history of Bent’s Old Fort, will be revived as a program for the Bent’s Fort Ch...
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Bent’s Old Fort 4th of July Celebration - 2024 Event Schedule
Bent’s Old Fort 4th of July Celebration - Event Schedule Visitors young and old are invited on Thursday, July 4, from 1:00 to 4:00 pm to celebrate American Independence with a series of activities and programs. 1:00 p.m. — Tolling of t...
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Bent's Old Fort NHS Closing for Asbestos Removal in July
Bent's Old Fort NHS Closing for Asbestos Removal Reconstructed fort to temporarily close for asbestos removal LA JUNTA, Colo. – From Monday, July 8 through Friday, July 12, 2024, the reconstructed fort at Bent's Old Fort National Historic Si...
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Boggsville Awarded $523K NPS Grant to Help Preserve America’s Equal Rights History
Boggsville Honored with Grant: National Park Service Awards $5 Million to Help Preserve America’s Equal Rights History LAS ANIMAS – The National Park Service recently awarded $5 million to eight projects in six states as part of the Hi...
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Boggsville Cemetery Tour 2024 - Voices of the Passed on May 24th
BOGGSVILLE TO HOST 2024 CEMETERY TOUR The Voices of the Passed Cemetery Tour returns to Boggsville Friday, May 24th, from 1 to 4:30 p.m. Come join us and take a horse drawn wagon ride to come face to face with the heroes and scoundrels of our past...
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Sand Creek Massacre Exhibit: The Betrayal that Changed Cheyenne and Arapaho People Forever Opens April 6
Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site and Park Partners to Host Exhibit Grand Opening Eads, Colorado- The Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site and the Sand Creek Massacre Foundation will host the grand opening of History Colorado's sate...
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Letter to the Editor: Live Animals, Reenactors Heart of Bent's Fort by Brett Mills
Letter to National Park Service Intermountain Region Director by Brett Mills "This email is in regards to the recent changes that have been, and are currently being proposed to be made at Bents' Fort National Historic National Historic Site in sou...
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Letter to the Editor: Questions About Bent’s Old Fort and Its Management
Questions About Bent’s Old Fort and Its Management By Steve Keefer There is a lot of uproar about changes in how Bent’s Old Fort is managed. It is my understanding that there was a consultant hired to do an assessment of interpretation...
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Bents Old Fort: Local Officials Urge Preservation of Unique Tourist Attraction
Bents Old Fort: Local Officials Urge Preservation of Unique Tourist Attraction Otero County, Colorado – February 7, 2024 - In a heartfelt letter addressed to the National Park Service, officials from Otero County, Colorado express their stro...
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Letter to the Editor Concerning Bent's Old Fort: Good Cats are Hard to Find by Duke Frazier
Letter to the Editor Concerning Bent's Old Fort: Good Cats are Hard to Find By Duke Frazier For 16 years it stood the test of time, a hub of international commerce, a place where cultures inter-mixed, a place where lives began and lives ended. It ...
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