Today is History: Valley View-Hillcrest Cemetery Earns National Register of Historic Places Status - Presentation on September 11, 2024
PLEASE JOIN US Wednesday, September 11, 2024 Rocky Ford Depot 6:30 pm On July 29, 2024, Valley View-Hillcrest Cemetery in Rocky Ford was officially listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The public is invited to attend a presentation ...
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10th Annual Boggsville Days Oct 5, 2024
Events starts on October 5, 2024, 9:00 am to October 5, 2024, 4:00 pm
Free Admission!! 10th Annual Boggsville Days Saturday, October 5th-9 a.m.-4 p.m. Multicultural Dancers, Old Town Gunfighters, Buffalo Soldiers, Demonstrations, History Re-enacters, Chuck Wagon Cooking, Wagon Rides, Live Music by Forrest and Margar...
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Rocky Ford’s Valley View-Hillcrest Cemetery Placed on the National Register of Historic Places
Rocky Ford’s Valley View-Hillcrest Cemetery Placed on the National Register of Historic Places The Valley View-Hillcrest Cemetery in Rocky Ford has been given special recognition by the Department of the Interior-National Park Service throug...
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Rocky Ford Night at the Museum: Betty Blanco 9/11 Presentation
Rocky Ford Night at the Museum: Betty Blanco 9/11 Presentation The Rocky Ford Museum would like to invite the community of Rocky Ford and vacinity area to A Night at the Museum program. Who: Betty Blanco, La Junta Resident What: A lecture and prog...
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The Buffalo Soldiers' Role in The American West Presentation in Rocky Ford
The Buffalo Soldies' Role in The American West A Free Lecture about the Buffalo Soldiers' role in the opening of the American West is offered Saturday, July 13, at 1:00 in Rocky Ford's Grand Theatre. The featured speaker is Dennis Moore of Colorad...
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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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