Fort Union National Monument (historic fort resources)

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

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Predicate Object
instanceOf former United States Army post
historic site
national monument
abandonedAsFort 1891
area about 720 acres
country United States of America
surface form: United States
designatedBy Dwight D. Eisenhower
surface form: President Dwight D. Eisenhower
designationDate 1954
endDate 1891
establishedAsFort 1851
governingBody National Park Service
hasRole frontier military post
military judicial center
quartermaster depot
supply depot
transportation hub
hasStructureType First Fort (earthen fortification)
Second Fort (log and adobe structures)
Third Fort (star-shaped fort)
adobe ruins
earthwork fortifications
listedIn National Register of Historic Places
locatedIn Mora County, New Mexico NERFINISHED
New Mexico
locatedInRegion northeastern New Mexico
locatedOn Great Plains
surface form: High Plains
locatedOnRoute Santa Fe Trail
managedBy National Park Service
nearestCity Las Vegas, New Mexico NERFINISHED
Watrous, New Mexico NERFINISHED
NRHPType historic district
offers exhibits on the Santa Fe Trail
interpretive trails
visitor center
openToPublic yes
partOf United States National Park System
surface form: National Park System
protectedRoute Santa Fe Trail
servedAs headquarters of the Ninth Military Department
major supply center for the Southwest
servedRegion Arizona Territory
Colorado
surface form: Colorado Territory

New Mexico Territory
West Texas
startDate 1851
theme U.S. Army presence in the Southwest
commerce along the Santa Fe Trail
timePeriod 19th century
usedDuringConflict American Civil War
Indian War
surface form: Indian Wars in the American Southwest

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National Historic Landmarks in New Mexico contains Fort Union National Monument (historic fort resources)