Event
A Reexamination of Roles: Bent's Fort as a Military Installation?
Fee:
Free.Location:
“Stories from the Borderlands” are featured programs offered monthly. Each will be held at the Woodruff Memorial Library in La Junta and last 45 minutes, exploring a different facet of the Fort’s story. lajunta.colibraries.org Woodruff Memorial Library 522 Colorado Ave, La Junta, CO 81050Dates & Times
Date:
Saturday, June 14, 2025
Time:
2:00 PM
Duration:
1 hour
Type of Event
Talk
Description
This park ranger-led program will discuss the reality of the situation in 1846 when the US Army of the West arrived on site in preparation for the invasion of New Mexico, essentially converting the fort into a Forward Operating Base on the Mexican Border.