Bent's New Fort
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bent-s-new-fort-313-14306861
title:
Bent's New Fort
text:
Bent's New Fort was a historic fort and trading post along the banks of the Arkansas River in what is now Bent County, Colorado, about nine miles west of Lamar, on the Mountain Route branch of the Santa Fe Trail. William Bent operated a trading post with limited success at the site and in 1860 leased the fort to the United States government, which operated it as a military outpost until 1867. In 1862, it was named Fort Lyon. The fort was abandoned after a flood of the Arkansas River in 1867. The
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wiki
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description:
Archaeological site in Colorado, United States
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bent%27s_New_Fort
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date modified:
2024-03-14T14:36:26Z
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13
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