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LCC Students Get Their Hands on History While Earning College Credit at Bent’s Old Fort
The National Park Service, through Bent’s Old Fort, is generously supporting the local community by providing funding for students of Lamar Community College (LCC) to participate in a hands-on field school. From July 14th to August 14th, several students from Lamar Community College will be working with the facilities NPS staff at Bent’s Old Fort […]
Celebrate July 4th “1840s-Style” at Bent’s Fort
Cannon firings, games, speeches and a parade headline the festivities at Bent’s Old Fort National Historic Site on Friday, July 4 as the park celebrates the great American holiday in 1840s fashion. Two flags that have flown over the fort will be given away and a piñata break will send kids scurrying for candy in […]
Bent’s Fort Chapter Annual Meeting
The Bent’s Fort Chapter Annual Meeting will be held Saturday, January 18, 2014, at the John K. Rawlings Heritage Center and Museum, 560 Bent Avenue in Las Animas, CO. The general business meeting which will include the announcement of upcoming treks and activities for 2014 will begin at 10:00 AM followed by a delicious catered […]