Bent's Old Fort Kitchen Fireplace

by Priscilla Burgers

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Bent's Old Fort Kitchen Fireplace

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Priscilla Burgers

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Photograph - Photography

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Entering the gate of Bent's Old Fort, near La Junta, Colorado, is like stepping back into the year 1846. The fort was one of the significant centers of the fur trade on the Santa Fe Trail. Built by Bent, St. Vrain & Company in 1833, the post was the center of a prosperous trading empire for 16 years. Strategically located, Bent's Fort paved the way for U.S. expansion as an instrument of Manifest Destiny. Based on original drawings, historical accounts, and archeological evidence, the fort was reconstructed by the National Park Service in 1975-76 on the site of the original post with great attention to detail. Interpreters in period clothing share the story of this crossroads of culture, where Americans, Native Americans, Hispanics and other cultures came together to trade. Pictured here, the kitchen's limestone hearth was found largely intact during archeological excavations.



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February 16th, 2014

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