Bents Fort Chapter of Santa Fe Trail 200th Bicentennial Symposium Update LJCC BLT
Bents Fort Chapter of Santa Fe Trail 200th Bicentennial Symposium Update The April La Junta Chamber of Commerce Business, Lunch and Talk Included an update on the Bicentennial Symposium. Julie Worley with the La Junta Chamber of Commerce Hosted th...
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Colorado VS American Indian Mascot SB21-116 Goes to House Ed Committee May 13
Colorado VS American Indian Mascot SB21-116 Passes Senate April 23, 2021 Will Go To House of Representatives for Further Consideration. Scheduled For House Education Committee May 13. SB21-116 Prohibit American Indian Mascots Concerning the prohib...
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RFCC Ribbon Cutting For The Little White School House The Friends of the Rocky Ford Historical Museum
Ribbon Cutting for The Little White School House On Friday April 23rd The Rocky Ford Chamber of Commerce held a Ribbon Cutting for The Friends of the Rocky Ford Historical Museum's "Little White School House," which was donated by Valley Wide Heal...
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Alejandra: First Lady of the New Bents Old Fort - Proof Copy of Memoirs Delivered
Alejandra: First Lady of the New Bent's Old Fort by: Ed Stafford A gathering at the home of Alejandra Aldred-Adams recently celebrated her birthday and welcomed the proof copy of her memoir, which was delivered on that day. She was joined for a lu...
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Rocky Ford's Little White School House - Otero County Register of Historic Places '09
"Little White School House" History of the First Rocky Ford School Featuring: Excerpts from Otero County Register of Historic Places & Sites in Rocky Ford Rocky Ford's first school house was home to the townships first election and holds local...
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RFCC + Friends of The Rocky Ford Historical Museum Ribbon Cutting Friday April 23
Ribbon Cutting The Friends of the Rocky Ford Historical Museum together with The Rocky Ford Chamber of Commerce Invite you to a Ribbon Cutting on April 23rd at 1pm for the First School House in Rocky Ford, built in 1877 and was relocated to its cu...
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Dozens of Volunteers Clean Up Boggsville For Anniversary Celebrations
Dozens of Volunteers Clean Up Boggsville For Anniversary Celebrations Volunteers from across Southeast Colorado spent Saturday morning cleaning up the Boggsville Historic Site. Including local students from the Las Animas High School True Blue and...
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BENT COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY NEWS
BENT COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY NEWS By: Kathleen Tomlin April 5, 2021 We are finally excited to announce some events for the Bent County Historical Society! Boggsville will be opening on Santa Fe Trail Day, so we need to have a cleanup. Volunteers...
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Plaza Block Building Project Needs Local Sandstone Blocks
Plaza Block Building Project Needs Local Sandstone Blocks By: Nancy Bennett See those thin, thin window sills on the upper level of the Plaza Block building? The stone used to construct them In 1873 has nearly wasted away. New stones are needed fo...
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