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...
Read More InfoLetter 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 ...
Read More InfoColorado 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...
Read More InfoLetter 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...
Read More InfoSand 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...
Read More InfoBent'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...
Read More InfoBent'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...
Read More InfoRocky 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...
Read More InfoRocky Ford Night at the Museum: New Dinosaur Species Discovered! Dec. 13, 2023
Events starts on December 13, 2023, 6:00 pm to December 13, 2023, 8:00 pm
Rocky Ford Night at the Museum: New Dinosaur Species Discovered! A NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM Who: Warren McClure & Mark Korbitz. Warren is a professor at Otero College in the Biology Department. What: They will talk about a new species of dinosaur d...
Read More InfoOtero Sheriff Detention Center Wallbreaking Ceremony Dec. 4, 2023
Events starts on December 4, 2023, 1:00 pm to December 4, 2023, 2:00 pm
OTERO COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE & DETENTION CENTER SET FOR “WALLBREAKING” LA JUNTA, CO (November 30, 2023) – On Monday, December 4th at 1:00pm the Otero County Sheriff’s Department and Nunn Construction will be cere...
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