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    Bent's Old Fort

    National Historic Site Colorado

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    The public should be prepared for reduced hours and services provided by Bent’s Old Fort National Historic Site employees due to the sequestration that became effective March 1, 2013. Please check back often for further details or changes.

Multimedia Presentations

Podcast users:

You have the opportunity of visiting the blacksmith, trader, doctor, and cook of Bent's Fort by clicking on the Podcast Key on the left. The workers of the fort demonstrate their work in the frontier trading post.

Firearms were a vital tool at Bent's Fort for the procurement of food and for defense. Click below to join Park Ranger Bob Kisthart as he explains the different firearms used and how they worked.

Firearms: An important tool at Bent's Fort

During the winter of 1846-47, 17-year-old Lewis Garrard visited Bent's Fort and worked for William Bent. Garrard kept a diary that recorded many of the events and characters at the fort and in the nearby Cheyenne villages. Click below to watch a seven-minute film about his experiences.

Lewis Garrard and His Adventures at Bent's Fort

 

Did You Know?

Santa Fe Traveling Trunk

Bent's Fort's Santa Fe Traveling Trunk is a mini-museum of 1840s clothing, games, and trade goods for use in the classroom. Ten lesson plains are based on Colorado State teaching standards. More...