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A view inside Bent's Old Fort (reconstruction) William and his wife Owl Woman had several homes. Where they lived depended on the season, which affected both his travels and the Cheyenne's seasonal movements. [21] Bent's Fort – When the family was at the fort, Owl Woman preferred to stay in her lodge in the Cheyenne village.
Location: Otero County, Colorado, United States: Nearest city: La Junta, Colorado: Coordinates: 1]: Area: 799 acres (3.23 km 2) [2]: Built: 1833: Architect: William Bent; Charles Bent: Visitation: 28,131 (2009) [3]: Website: Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site: NRHP reference No.: 66000254: Significant dates; Added to NRHP: October 15, 1966 [4]: Designated NHL: June 3, 1960: Designated NHS ...
Fort Gantt Las Animas: Bent: 1832 1834 Trading post No remains [4] Fort Cass: Pueblo area Pueblo 1834 1835 Trading post No remains [4] Fort Convenience: Welby area Adams: 1834 1835 Trading post No remains [4] Bent's Old Fort: Fort William [a] La Junta area Otero: 1834 1849 Trading post National Historic Site and museum [4] Fort Le Duc: Fort ...
The Army facility was initially named Fort Flaunteroy, then Fort Wise, and then Fort Lyon. The Bent's Fort, Colorado Territory, post office operated from June 4, 1863, until December 2, 1873. [15] The Army was located at the fort until 1867 when it moved to the new Fort Lyon fort following flooding of the Arkansas River. The site was not used ...
During the Cheyenne's winter visit to Big Timbers, Bent accompanied his family with goods for trading. [6] At Big Timbers, Bent lived in accordance with Cheyenne customs which was a more casual, unstructured way of life. His life at Bent's Fort was somewhat structured with William having a leadership role. [10] Such was the rhythm of village life.
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James William Abert, Bent's Fort, 1848. From El Pueblo, also called Fort Pueblo, there are two routes. [1] [a] One is east to Bent's Old Fort, the trading post historical site is along the Arkansas River, and the trail follows Highway 50 and the Arkansas River from Pueblo. [9] Another route is from El Pueblo to Taos which is called the Taos ...
Dick was enslaved by Charles and his brother Andrew served William Bent. [7] Dick and Andrew handled maintenance and chores at the fort, and the Greens and Owl Woman, William Bent's wife, may have been managers of the fort. [2] The men may have been butlers at large affairs, [4] and Dick was likely a blacksmith. [5]