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Bent's Fort Chapter of the Santa Fe Trail El Nino Loco: Miguel Antonio Otero, Jr. Nov 11, 2023
El Nino Loco: Miguel Antonio Otero, Jr. Members and friends of the Bent’s Fort Chapter will meet November 11 at the Koshare Museum on the Otero College Campus in La Junta. The meeting will begin at 1pm where attendees will be entertained by ...
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Santa Fe Trail Association Founding President Marc Simmons Passes
Santa Fe Trail Association Founding President Marc Simmons Passes Marc Simmons, the founding president of the Santa Fe Trail Association and renowned historian of the Southwest, passed away Thursday, September 14 in a memory care unit at La Vida L...
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Experience the Second Life of Bent’s Old Fort - Sept. 8 & 9, 2023
Experience the Second Life of Bent’s Old Fort The public is invited to visit Bent’s Old Fort National Historic Site on Friday, September 8 and Saturday, September 9 for our program on the Second Life of Bent’s Old Fort! Bent&rsqu...
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Celebrate American Independence at Bent’s Fort this 4th of July!
Celebrate American Independence at Bent’s Fort The public is invited to join the inhabitants of Bent’s Old Fort on Monday, July 4 from 1:00 to 4:00 pm to celebrate American Independence during the 2023 Old-Fashioned 4th Celebration. Th...
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Boggsville Announces Return of Cemetery Tour May 26, 2023
BOGGSVILLE ANNOUNCES RETURN OF CEMETERY TOUR MAY 26, 2023 The Voices of the Passed Cemetery Tour returns to Boggsville Friday, May 26th, 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 sc...
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Bent Builds and Burns Massive Trading Post on the Santa Fe Trail
(Click This Link to Learn about the Author) BENT BUILDS AND BURNS MASSIVE TRADING POST ON THE SANTA FE TRAIL Remains of Bent’s Old Fort as a stagecoach station, sketch dated July 13, 1869. ** Image from private collection as reproduced in Be...
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Dissolving an Empire: Bent’s Old Fort in 1848
Dissolving an Empire: Bent’s Old Fort in 1848 La Junta, CO – 175 years ago Bent’s Old Fort was a trading post operated by Bent, St. Vrain, & Company as a private place of business that relied on peaceful relations with the Ch...
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2023 Santa Fe Trail Day Art Show Announces Free Entry for Artists
2023 Santa Fe Trail Day Art Show Announces Free Entry for Artists For 18 years, the Bent County Art Guild has been hosting a “Santa Fe Trail Day” Art Show. We are excited to announce that this year the Art Guild has changed everything ...
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April 8, 2023: Boggsville Clean-up Day
Events starts on April 8, 2023, 9:00 am to April 8, 2023, 12:00 pm
April 8, 2023: Boggsville Clean-up Day By Larry Bourne Boggsville clean up day is rapidly approaching, and I am hoping for a warm day to get the site ready for this season’s visitors. For you who have not been to Boggsville as of late you wi...
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Rawlings Museum Hosts Santa Fe Trail Timeline Traveling Exhibit in Las Animas
Rawlings Museum Hosts Santa Fe Trail Timeline Traveling Exhibit in Las Animas Bent County Historical Society and their partner, Bent’s Fort Chapter of the Santa Fe Trail, are proud to announce that the Santa Fe Trail Timeline Traveling Exhib...
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