What’s the future of Bent’s Old Fort in Southern Colorado?

temporary metal jacks support the beams and covered porch on an adobe building
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Damage and deterioration of the adobe building are among the structural issues at Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site near La Junta. (March, 2025)

one story adobe fort with tower and american flag. A cannon is in the courtyard
History Colorado - PH.PROP.1569 CHS Scan # 10030574

black and white showing a rectangular series of outlines with a courtyard
History Colorado Object ID PH.PROP.2773 CHS Scan # 10031965

layers of adobe plaster have peeled off adobe brick walls
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partial adobe walls
History Colorado PH.PROP.1560 CHS Scan # 10030568

Roped off area with a closed sign inside the adobe structure
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