Bent's Old Fort NHS Update from Park Superintendent Eric Leonard
Bent's Old Fort NHS Update from Park Superintendent Eric Leonard "Bent’s Old Fort National Historic Site remains committed to preserving Bent’s Old Fort and the story of its significance in America’s history." "The park is undergoing a perio...
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Rocky Ford Night at The Museum Feb. 28, 2024
Rocky Ford Night at The Museum Feb. 28, 2024 Our next speaker for the Night at the Museum is: Who: Ed Vela, Railroad Historian What: An Over View of the Railroad History and its impact on the lower Arkansas River Valley Where: Rocky Ford Museum, R...
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Rocky Ford Night at the Museum: New Dinosaur Species Discovered! Dec. 13, 2023
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Rocky Ford Night at the Museum: New Dinosaur Species Discovered! A NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM Who: Warren McClure & Mark Korbitz. Warren is a professor at Otero College in the Biology Department. What: They will talk about a new species of dinosaur
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Otero Sheriff Detention Center Wallbreaking Ceremony Dec. 4, 2023
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OTERO COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE & DETENTION CENTER SET FOR “WALLBREAKING” LA JUNTA, CO (November 30, 2023) – On Monday, December 4th at 1:00pm the Otero County Sheriff’s Department and Nunn Construction will be ceremonially demolishing a w...
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Experience what the Holidays may have been like at Bent’s Old Fort on December 2, 2023
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December 2, 2023, 4:30 pm
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Experience what the Holidays may have been like at Bent’s Old Fort on December 2, 2023 La Junta, CO – The sights, sounds, and smells of what the Holiday Season may have been like at Bent’s Old Fort in the 1830s and 1840s will be on full disp...
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Bent's Fort Chapter of the Santa Fe Trail El Nino Loco: Miguel Antonio Otero, Jr. Nov 11, 2023
El Nino Loco: Miguel Antonio Otero, Jr. Members and friends of the Bent’s Fort Chapter will meet November 11 at the Koshare Museum on the Otero College Campus in La Junta. The meeting will begin at 1pm where attendees will be entertained by Dr. ...
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75th Anniversary of John Martin Dam
75th Anniversary of John Martin Dam Photo Gallery by Sue Keefer (Scene in the Wild Photography) Large American flags displayed on John Martin Dam during the 75th Anniversary Celebration.
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Historic Trinidad Mayoral Pics Needed for Smithsonian Exhibit-Crossroads: A Change in Rural America
Trinidad Mayoral Pics Needed for Smithsonian Exhibit-Crossroads: A Change in Rural America We need the public’s help to find photos, portraits, sketches, paintings of the last 100 years of Trinidad, Colorado’s Mayors for an upcoming companion ...
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Rocky Ford Night at the Museum Oct. 11, 2023
Rocky Ford Night at the Museum Oct. 11, 2023 The Rocky Ford Museum is inviting the community of Rocky Ford and vicinity to a presentation about the Native American influences in the Arkansas valley area. Who: Gilbert Redsleeves, White Mountain Apa...
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Crowley County Heritage Society Fall Program & Pie Social
Crowley County Heritage Society Fall Program & Pie Social Mark your calendars for the evening of October 26th at 6:30 to attend our pie social and Hispanic History Night. On display will be artwork commemorating our region’s history by Doug and ...
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