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The Second Life of Bent's Old Fort
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Per Person - Adults (age 16 and older): $10.00 Children (age 15 and under): Free America the Beautiful passes are honored All park visitors are required to pay an entrance fee or have a valid federal recreation pass to recreate in the park, including walking on the trails. https://www.nps.gov/beol/planyourvisit/fees.htmDates & Times
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Did you know that Bent’s Old Fort was used as a Stagecoach Station for almost the same length of time that it had been a Fur Trade Fort? From 1860-1875 the fort was used as a Home Station for a series of stage lines and was also a US Post Office for much of that time.
In 1865 the Civil War was finally over, and the area was still reeling from the aftermath of the Sand Creek Massacre a year earlier. Come experience the fort at this time of incredible transitions, and hear the different perspectives of Native Americans, Stage Company Employees and Passengers, Soldiers, Freighters, and Buffalo Hunters. See how they lived and why they were here. This will be incredibly different then any other living history program you have seen at the fort!
See news release for a schedule of the event.
Reservation or Registration: No
Image Gallery
Frederic Remington1901.Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth, TX, Amon G. Carter Collection