Bent's Old Fort
1833The most important trading post on the Santa Fe Trail, built in 1833 on the Arkansas River when the river was the international boundary between the United States and Mexico.
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The most important trading post on the Santa Fe Trail, built in 1833 on the Arkansas River when the river was the international boundary between the United States and Mexico.
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The most important trading post on the Santa Fe Trail, built in 1833 on the Arkansas River when the river was the international boundary between the United States and Mexico.
Imagine this: a bustling adobe castle rising from the plains, a vital crossroads in the Old West. That's Bent's Old Fort. In 1833, Charles Bent, William Bent, and Ceran St. Vrain built this fort as a trading post. It…
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