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.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Fort Union National Monument | 0 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former United States Army post
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historic site ⓘ national monument ⓘ |
| abandonedAsFort | 1891 ⓘ |
| area | about 720 acres ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| designatedBy |
Dwight D. Eisenhower
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surface form:
President Dwight D. Eisenhower
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| designationDate | 1954 ⓘ |
| endDate | 1891 ⓘ |
| establishedAsFort | 1851 ⓘ |
| governingBody | National Park Service ⓘ |
| hasRole |
frontier military post
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military judicial center ⓘ quartermaster depot ⓘ supply depot ⓘ transportation hub ⓘ |
| hasStructureType |
First Fort (earthen fortification)
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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
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New Mexico ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | northeastern New Mexico ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Great Plains
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surface form:
High Plains
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| locatedOnRoute | Santa Fe Trail ⓘ |
| managedBy | National Park Service ⓘ |
| nearestCity |
Las Vegas, New Mexico
NERFINISHED
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Watrous, New Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| NRHPType | historic district ⓘ |
| offers |
exhibits on the Santa Fe Trail
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interpretive trails ⓘ visitor center ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| partOf |
United States National Park System
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surface form:
National Park System
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| protectedRoute | Santa Fe Trail ⓘ |
| servedAs |
headquarters of the Ninth Military Department
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major supply center for the Southwest ⓘ |
| servedRegion |
Arizona Territory
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Colorado ⓘ
surface form:
Colorado Territory
New Mexico Territory ⓘ West Texas ⓘ |
| startDate | 1851 ⓘ |
| theme |
U.S. Army presence in the Southwest
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commerce along the Santa Fe Trail ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| usedDuringConflict |
American Civil War
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Indian War ⓘ
surface form:
Indian Wars in the American Southwest
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
National Historic Landmarks in New Mexico
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