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Bent’s Fort Chapter to Tour Big Timber Museum & Historic Sites on March 11th
Description: The Bent’s Fort Chapter of the Santa Fe Trail Association will be in the Lamar area for a Chapter event on Saturday, March 11, 2023...
Bent’s Fort Chapter to tour Big Timber Museum
The Bent’s Fort Chapter of the Santa Fe Trail Association will be in the Lamar area for a Chapter event on Saturday, March 11. The morning will start at 10:30am at the Star School on Hwy 50 between Bent CO Roads 33 and 34 for a tour of the prairie schoolhouse. After a brief stay we will travel to the Prowers House west of Lamar for a tour of the house and lunch (bring your own). Chilly Day? No problem as the owner has said there will be a fire going in the fireplace.
After lunch the tour will travel to the Big Timbers Museum located north of Lamar. Museum Exhibits range from ancient Native American inhabitants; pioneers and homesteaders; an 1890’s Charles Fredrick Worth lace wedding gown; a variety of artifacts related to the Fleagle Gang robbery of the First National Bank in Lamar (first case solved using a fingerprint); antique wagons, cars, trucks, and items related to the Santa Fe Trail, and much more.
For those who wish to continue there will be a visit to the Lamar Welcome Center to view one of twelve Madonna of the Trail statues followed by going a little further south on Main St./Hwy 287 to see the Monument honoring the Zebulon Pike's stopover in 1806. The monument is located just off Memorial Drive.
Membership in the Bent’s Fort Chapter is $15 per year. To find out more about the event or the Chapter, please email bentsfortchapterSFTA@gmail.com. The Bent’s Fort Chapter of the Santa Fe Trail Association is a 501c3 non-profit organization whose mission is to protect and preserve the Santa Fe Trail and to promote awareness of the historical legacy associated with it.
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