Santa Fe Trail Mountain Route-Bent's New Fort
National Register of Historic Places

Santa Fe Trail Mountain Route-Bent's New Fort

Lamar, Bent County, Colorado
Listed
September 25, 2016
Type
Site
Period
Early Republic
Ref No.
16000666

About this property

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 ruins of the fort and a portion of the Santa Fe Trail were listed as Santa Fe Trail Mountain Route-Bent's New Fort on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places in 2016.

Location

Lamar, Bent County, Colorado

Categories

COMMERCEMILITARYTRANSPORTATIONARCHEOLOGY-HISTORIC NON-ABORIGINALARCHEOLOGY-HISTORIC ABORIGINALSOCIAL HISTORY
Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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When was Santa Fe Trail Mountain Route-Bent's New Fort listed on the National Register?

Santa Fe Trail Mountain Route-Bent's New Fort was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on September 25, 2016.

What type of historic resource is Santa Fe Trail Mountain Route-Bent's New Fort?

Santa Fe Trail Mountain Route-Bent's New Fort is classified as a site in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Santa Fe Trail Mountain Route-Bent's New Fort?

The period of significance for Santa Fe Trail Mountain Route-Bent's New Fort is recorded as the early_republic era, specifically around 1860.

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