Bent's Old Fort is a historical fort located in Otero County in southeastern Colorado, United States. A company owned by Charles Bent and William Bent and Ceran St. Vrain built the fort in 1833 to tra
Bent's Old Fort
Approach to Bent's Old Fort, Colorado. Wetlands protecting the north trail.
Bent's Old Fort, Lower Level Plan
Bent's Old Fort entrance sign in Otero County, Colorado
Fort Saint Vrain
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Fort Saint Vrain was an 1837 fur trading post built by the Bent, St. Vrain Company, and located at the confluence of Saint Vrain Creek and the South Platte River, about 20 miles east of the Rocky Moun
Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site
…later that year on December 19, 1960. The adobe fort quickly became the center of the Bent, St. Vrain Company's expanding trade empire, which included Fort Saint Vrain to the north and Fort Adobe to the south, along with company stores in New Mexico at Taos and Santa Fe. The primary trade was with the Southern Cheyenne…
Historical marker at the site of Fort Saint Vrain