Experience the Second Life of Bent’s Old Fort - Sept. 8 & 9, 2023
Experience the Second Life of Bent’s Old Fort The public is invited to visit Bent’s Old Fort National Historic Site on Friday, September 8 and Saturday, September 9 for our program on the Second Life of Bent’s Old Fort! Bent’s Old Fort had...
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Celebrate American Independence at Bent’s Fort this 4th of July!
Celebrate American Independence at Bent’s Fort The public is invited to join the inhabitants of Bent’s Old Fort on Monday, July 4 from 1:00 to 4:00 pm to celebrate American Independence during the 2023 Old-Fashioned 4th Celebration. The 4th of...
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Boggsville Announces Return of Cemetery Tour May 26, 2023
BOGGSVILLE ANNOUNCES RETURN OF CEMETERY TOUR MAY 26, 2023 The Voices of the Passed Cemetery Tour returns to Boggsville Friday, May 26th, 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 sc...
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Bent Builds and Burns Massive Trading Post on the Santa Fe Trail
(Click This Link to Learn about the Author) BENT BUILDS AND BURNS MASSIVE TRADING POST ON THE SANTA FE TRAIL
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Dissolving an Empire: Bent’s Old Fort in 1848
Dissolving an Empire: Bent’s Old Fort in 1848 La Junta, CO – 175 years ago Bent’s Old Fort was a trading post operated by Bent, St. Vrain, & Company as a private place of business that relied on peaceful relations with the Cheyenne, Arapaho,...
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2023 Santa Fe Trail Day Art Show Announces Free Entry for Artists
2023 Santa Fe Trail Day Art Show Announces Free Entry for Artists For 18 years, the Bent County Art Guild has been hosting a “Santa Fe Trail Day” Art Show. We are excited to announce that this year the Art Guild has changed everything up, pull...
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April 8, 2023: Boggsville Clean-up Day
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April 8, 2023: Boggsville Clean-up Day By Larry Bourne Boggsville clean up day is rapidly approaching, and I am hoping for a warm day to get the site ready for this season’s visitors. For you who have not been to Boggsville as of late you will h...
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Rawlings Museum Hosts Santa Fe Trail Timeline Traveling Exhibit in Las Animas
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 i...
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Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site Presents: Protecting the Mail: 1863
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Protecting the Mail: 1863 La Junta, CO – Bent’s Old Fort was a trading post operated by Bent, St. Vrain, & Company as a private place of business that relied on peaceful relations with the Cheyenne, Arapaho, Comanche, Kiowa, and other Plains N...
Bent’s Fort Chapter of Santa Fe Trail 2022 Member of the Year
BENT’S FORT CHAPTER MEMBERSHIP OF THE YEAR AWARD Pack Mule/Oxen/Worker Bee Our 2022 Member of the year is always willing to lend a helping hand or take you to a place you’ve never seen before. As you are going, he will point out “just right ...
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