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Bent's New Fort links the continuous story of
southeastern Colorado-from the development of the
Santa Fe Trail, to the occupation of Bent's Old Fort, to
the construction of Fort Wise, to the disintegration of
human relationships following the . . . — — Map (db m181871) HM
The site of Bent’s New Fort built by William W. Bent in 1853 as an Indian trading post. Sold to the US Government, 1859. Buildings added one mile west and named Fort Wise in 1860. Re-named Fort Lyon in 1861. Fort moved . . . — — Map (db m180841) HM
Today the image of buffalo herds moving across the
plains is only a memory. For William Bent, buffalo
were a means to an end in which he traded with
Plains Indians and sustained his business. Bent relied
on Arapaho, Cheyenne, Kiowa, and Comanche . . . — — Map (db m180904) HM
In 1859 William Bent once again found the military
on his doorstep. This time the army was charged with
defending emigrants and gold seekers. Tens of thousands of people came to Colorado
seeking gold, then demanded protection along the
Santa . . . — — Map (db m180928) HM
Bent Family Beginnings The entrepreneurial spirit of William
and Charles Bent and Ceran St.
Vrain brought them to the banks of
the Arkansas River where they built
Bent's Old Fort in 1833. Mutual
respect, intermarriage, and . . . — — Map (db m185030) HM
I saw the American flag waving and heard Black Kettle
tell the Indians to stand around the flag. I also saw a
white flag raised. These...were in such a conspicuous
position they could not have been missed.
-Robert Bent, son of William . . . — — Map (db m181015) HM
