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BENT'S FORT  
   

BENT'S FORT

A most welcome sight to all travelers trudging wearily along the Santa Fe Trail between 1833 and 1849. William Bent eventually opened another trading post at Big Timbers over near Lamar. It got swallowed up by Fort Lyons.
HYSTERICAL JOURNEY TO HISTORIC PLACES

September 15th 2014
AUGUST 25, 2014 The Hampton Inn in La Junta provided a decent free breakfast this morning. Probably some mornings are less good, so I count myself lucky. Bent’s Old Fort is kind of a pain in butt to find, but it is well worth a visit. You got to go clear out to the north end of 3rd Street and then turn left on Highway 109 (it is the only road that crosses the river), and then ... read more
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American Flag Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the origina... ... read more
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