La Junta, Colorado
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La Junta HOON-tə is a home rule municipality in, the county seat of, and the most populous municipality in Otero County, Colorado, United States. The city population was 7,322 at the 2020 United State
Looking west along East 1st Street (2021)
This railroad caboose serves as the drive-up window for The State Bank.
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
La Junta, Colorado
…for 'the junction') was named for the fact it rested at the intersection of the Santa Fe Trail and a pioneer road to Pueblo. The town developed near Bent's Fort, a fur trading post of the 19th century. The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway passed through La Junta, with a branch line to Denver separating…
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