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Bent's Old Fort

In 1833, traders Charles and William Bent and their partner Ceran St. Vrain established a fort on the north bank of the Arkansas River, the boundary between the United States and Mexico (near what is now La Junta, CO). It was close enough to the Rockies to draw trappers; near the hunting grounds of Cheyenne, Arapaho, Kiowa, Comanche, and other tribes; and on the Santa Fe Trail. Old Bent's Fort provided trading opportunities and U.S. military support until 1849 when it was abandoned. https://www.nps.gov/beol/index.htm
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  • Satellite view, Bent's Old Fort, CO (Sep 2018)

    Satellite view, Bent's Old Fort, CO (Sep 2018)

  • Information, Bent's Old Fort, CO (Sep 2018)

    Information, Bent's Old Fort, CO (Sep 2018)

  • Information, Bent's Old Fort, CO (Sep 2018)

    Information, Bent's Old Fort, CO (Sep 2018)

  • Front entrance from inside fort (canon outside), Bent's Old Fort, CO (Sep 2018)

    Front entrance from inside fort (canon outside), Bent's Old Fort, CO (Sep 2018)

  • Looking at front Watch Tower from second story, Bent's Old Fort, CO (Sep 2018)

    Looking at front Watch Tower from second story, Bent's Old Fort, CO (Sep 2018)

  • Living Quarters (top) and Warehouses (bottom), Bent's Old Fort, CO (Sep 2018)

    Living Quarters (top) and Warehouses (bottom), Bent's Old Fort, CO (Sep 2018)

  • Looking at Living Quarters from second story, Bent's Old Fort, CO (Sep 2018)

    Looking at Living Quarters from second story, Bent's Old Fort, CO (Sep 2018)

  • Looking at Billiards Room from second story, Bent's Old Fort, CO (Sep 2018)

    Looking at Billiards Room from second story, Bent's Old Fort, CO (Sep 2018)

  • Northeast Bastion, Bent's Old Fort, CO (Sep 2018)

    Northeast Bastion, Bent's Old Fort, CO (Sep 2018)

  • Looking across the fort from the southwest bastion to the northeast bastion, Bent's Old Fort, CO (Sep 2018)

    Looking across the fort from the southwest bastion to the northeast bastion, Bent's Old Fort, CO (Sep 2018)

  • Southwest Bastion, Bent's Old Fort, CO (Sep 2018)

    Southwest Bastion, Bent's Old Fort, CO (Sep 2018)

  • Corrals, Bent's Old Fort, CO (Sep 2018)

    Corrals, Bent's Old Fort, CO (Sep 2018)

  • The corral from the second story (note the cacti planted atop the wall), Bent's Old Fort, CO (Sep 2018)

    The corral from the second story (note the cacti planted atop the wall), Bent's Old Fort, CO (Sep 2018)

  • Window lined with insulating buffalo hide, Bent's Old Fort, CO (Sep 2018)

    Window lined with insulating buffalo hide, Bent's Old Fort, CO (Sep 2018)

  • Trade Room, Bent's Old Fort, CO (Sep 2018)

    Trade Room, Bent's Old Fort, CO (Sep 2018)

  • Dining Room, Bent's Old Fort, CO (Sep 2018)

    Dining Room, Bent's Old Fort, CO (Sep 2018)

  • Dining Room, Bent's Old Fort, CO (Sep 2018)

    Dining Room, Bent's Old Fort, CO (Sep 2018)

  • Kitchen, Bent's Old Fort, CO (Sep 2018)

    Kitchen, Bent's Old Fort, CO (Sep 2018)

  • William Bent's quarters, resident manager, Bent's Old Fort, CO (Sep 2018)

    William Bent's quarters, resident manager, Bent's Old Fort, CO (Sep 2018)

  • Clothes washing area near kitchen, Bent's Old Fort, CO (Sep 2018)

    Clothes washing area near kitchen, Bent's Old Fort, CO (Sep 2018)

  • Thomas "Broken Hand" Fitzpatrick's quarters, Indian Agent, Bent's Old Fort, CO (Sep 2018)

    Thomas "Broken Hand" Fitzpatrick's quarters, Indian Agent, Bent's Old Fort, CO (Sep 2018)

  • Blacksmith's Shop, Bent's Old Fort, CO (Sep 2018)

    Blacksmith's Shop, Bent's Old Fort, CO (Sep 2018)

  • Blacksmith's Shop, Bent's Old Fort, CO (Sep 2018)

    Blacksmith's Shop, Bent's Old Fort, CO (Sep 2018)

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    William Bent's quarters, resident manager, Bent's Old Fort, CO (Sep 2018)
    Clothes washing area near kitchen, Bent's Old Fort, CO (Sep 2018)
    Thomas "Broken Hand" Fitzpatrick's quarters, Indian Agent, Bent's Old Fort, CO (Sep 2018)