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Bookmark or Share- Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site - Park Ranger JohnBent’s Old Fort, originally called Fort William, was situated on the mountain route of the historic Santa Fe Trail. The fort was one of the most important trading posts in the West. The fort was built in 1833 by the brothers William and Charles Bent with their partner Ceran St.Vrain.
- Bent's Old Fort: 1840s Hub on the Santa Fe Trail | WNPAStep into 1840s at Bent's Old Fort: A hub on the Santa Fe Trail where traders & tribes peacefully converged. Experience history with guided tours.
- Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site - U.S. National Park ServiceFor much of its 16-year operation between 1833-1849, Bent’s Fort represented the vanguard of American commerce and on the Santa Fe Trail between Missouri and the Mexican settlements.
- Conflict over role of “living history” flares around Bent’s Old FortBent’s Old Fort National Historic Site sits just north of U.S. 50 east of La Junta, marking the structure first built in 1833 as a nexus for commerce along the Santa Fe Trail by brothers Charles and WIlliam Bent and Ceran St. Vrain.
- Bent's Forts - Colorado EncyclopediaBent’s Old Fort was located on the Santa Fé Trail, and this major trade route put William Bent at a pivotal point on the border of US Territory and the Mexican nation, which gained independence from Spain in 1821.
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