Rawlings Museum Hosts Santa Fe Trail Timeline Traveling Exhibit in Las Animas

Description: The Museum is open Tuesday from 9am to 4pm, and Wednesday through Friday from noon to 4pm. Call if you have any questions at 719-456-6066.


Published: 04/03/2023
Byline: Tomlin

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 Exhibit is currently on display in Bay 2 of the Museum.  The display will be available from now through May 31st.  This traveling display was developed by the Santa Fe Trail Association for the commemoration of the 200th anniversary of the opening of the Santa Fe Trail which crosses the path Francisco de Coronado followed in 1541.  The Timeline is 20 feet long, eight feet high and features more than 150 significant places, people, and events, with illustrations and brief commentary. It begins with the arrival of Spanish colonists in New Mexico in 1598 and highlights specific events throughout the historic time period of usage of the Santa Fe Trail.

It also traces the recognition of the old trail into the 21st century, with a focus given to the inception of the Santa Fe Trail Association in 1986, and the establishment of the Santa Fe National Historic Trail as part of the National Trails System in 1987.  The Museum is open Tuesday from 9am to 4pm, and Wednesday through Friday from noon to 4pm.  Call if you have any questions at 719-456-6066.

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