Colorado Experience: Bent's Fort

[@agapitacordova3850]

My grandmother took my mother, myself and my toddlers there. She told us about her memories of going there as a child to visit cousins who lived there farming. Now that I understand more of her culture and ethnicity, I understand why it was so significant. My mom’s side has been here for generations as native Americans who mixed with the Spanish and white settlers in New Mexico and southern Colorado. My grandmother’s and grandfathers people were mostly native in ancestry. How interesting to put my childhood and early adulthood memories into historical context. Thank you for these programs

[@Red-hk9gb]

This place is amazing to visit. My tribe traded here 160 years ago. Aho!

[@TadWicked]

Ill never forget my 5th grade field trip to this place

[@aldavis2641]

If you visit Bents Fort, you will be stunned by the original setting and artifacts. I would suggest that you travel 60 miles northeast to the site of the Sand Creek Massacre eat of Eads, it is now a National Park and very interesting also. I grew up in this area, know it well, I was drafted and did not return after to live there but always travel there just to make sure its still there. The absolute quite of the high plains is so soothing to me. I must have a treatment at a minimum of one year. You will enjoy it and be blown away of its vastness.

[@jamescrawford988]

I visited Bents Old Fort in 1962 long before the Fort was restored. I was a college student, at the time, at Lamar, I was the first TEACH TO RANGER TO TEACHER when the program was started. I volunteered a lot before I became physically unable.

[@Toni62R]

Great docu, the 1820s and 1830s where a hopeful time of coexistence...

[@mrspoonz1]

This place was amazing!

[@Brogrl]

Thank you for posting, I am reading the book 'Blood and Thunder' and this video was very informative.

[@annblair4459]

Very interesting

[@billvassar7473]

i had a relitive that worked as a fur trapper in the area, his name in the regestery of the fort for fur accounts.

[@SamSurplusSales]

Do you have any proof other than your say so ? You could just be lieing.

[@carywest9256]

@@SamSurplusSales Spell lying correctly before you accuse someone of not telling the truth.

[@Coinbro]

14 comments this story is epic

[@thndrbrd8991]

geezus....how weird is that to cover your mouth with your mustache? Im going to have nightmares.