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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Colorado Elected Officials Request National Parks Service Reevaluate Recent Changes at Bent's Old Fort
House Rep Ty Winter and Senator Rod Pelton Request NPS Reevaluate Recent Changes at Bent's Old Fort Subject: Urgent Request for Reevaluation of Recent Changes at Bent's Old Fort I write to express concerns shared by numerous constituents regarding...
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Letter to the Editor: Staffords Call for Bent's Old Fort Public Meeting
Letter to the Editor: Staffords Call for Bent's Old Fort Public Meeting Historians tell us that Bent's Old Fort was never attacked. Now, it seems, this grand reconstruction of the fabled fort is being attacked from within, leaving La Junta's one m...
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Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site Dec 2023 Operations Review By Prycer Consulting
Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site Dec 2023 Operations Review By Prycer Consulting "In Fall 2023, Prycer Consulting was hired to do a general interpretation and staffing assessment for three sites within the High Plains Group: Amache Natio...
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Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site Dec 2023 Operations Review by Prycer Consulting
This document was obtained from Highplains District Superintendent Eric Leonard. Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site "In Fall 2023, Prycer Consulting was hired to do a general interpretation and staffing assessment for three sites within the Hi...
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Bent's Old Fort NHS Update from Park Superintendent Eric Leonard
Bent's Old Fort NHS Update from Park Superintendent Eric Leonard "Bent’s Old Fort National Historic Site remains committed to preserving Bent’s Old Fort and the story of its significance in America’s history." "The park is underg...
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Rocky Ford Night at The Museum Feb. 28, 2024
Rocky Ford Night at The Museum Feb. 28, 2024 Our next speaker for the Night at the Museum is: Who: Ed Vela, Railroad Historian What: An Over View of the Railroad History and its impact on the lower Arkansas River Valley Where: Rocky Ford Museum, R...
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