Fort Union National Monument

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former United States Army fort national monument

Fort Union National Monument is a preserved 19th-century U.S. Army fort in northeastern New Mexico that protected the Santa Fe Trail and served as a key military and supply hub in the American Southwest.

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All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Fort Union National Monument canonical 4
Fort Union (third Fort Union site overall) 1
Fort Union National Monument visitor center 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf former United States Army fort ⓘ
national monument ⓘ
area approximately 720 acres ⓘ
associatedWithRoute Cimarron Cutoff of the Santa Fe Trail NERFINISHED ⓘ
Mountain Branch of the Santa Fe Trail NERFINISHED ⓘ
Santa Fe Trail NERFINISHED ⓘ
built 1851 ⓘ
builtBy United States Army NERFINISHED ⓘ
category Military and frontier history site ⓘ
Protected area of Mora County, New Mexico ⓘ
contains earthwork remains of first Fort Union ⓘ
ruins of adobe and stone buildings ⓘ
ruts of the Santa Fe Trail ⓘ
third Fort Union (largest of three successive forts) NERFINISHED ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
decommissioned 1891 ⓘ
established 1954 ⓘ
establishedBy President Dwight D. Eisenhower NERFINISHED ⓘ
United States Congress ⓘ
garrisonedBy United States Army NERFINISHED ⓘ
governingBody U.S. Department of the Interior NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasDesignation National Historic Landmark district (Fort Union and the Santa Fe Trail segments) NERFINISHED ⓘ
historicalFunction military post ⓘ
protection of the Santa Fe Trail ⓘ
supply depot ⓘ
transportation hub ⓘ
locatedIn Mora County, New Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ
New Mexico ⓘ
locatedInRegion northeastern New Mexico ⓘ
locatedOn High Plains NERFINISHED ⓘ
managedBy National Park Service ⓘ
nearestCity Watrous, New Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ
offers interpretive exhibits ⓘ
ranger-led tours ⓘ
self-guided walking trails ⓘ
visitor center ⓘ
openToPublic true ⓘ
partOf National Park System NERFINISHED ⓘ
preserves 19th-century U.S. Army fortifications ⓘ
ruins of Fort Union ⓘ
structures related to the Santa Fe Trail ⓘ
significance example of 19th-century frontier military architecture ⓘ
key post for protection of commerce along the Santa Fe Trail ⓘ
major military and supply hub in the American Southwest ⓘ
timePeriod 19th century ⓘ
usedDuringConflict American Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ
Indian Wars in the American Southwest NERFINISHED ⓘ

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Fort Union → heritageDesignation → Fort Union National Monument ⓘ
Fort Union → connectedTo → Fort Union National Monument ⓘ
this entity surface form: Fort Union National Monument visitor center
Third Fort (star-shaped fort) → partOf → Fort Union National Monument ⓘ
Second Fort (log and adobe structures) → associatedWith → Fort Union National Monument ⓘ
First Fort (earthen fortification) → locatedIn → Fort Union National Monument ⓘ
First Fort (earthen fortification) → partOf → Fort Union National Monument ⓘ
this entity surface form: Fort Union (third Fort Union site overall)
First Fort (earthen fortification) → heritageDesignation → Fort Union National Monument ⓘ
this entity surface form: part of Fort Union National Monument