Fort Union

U.S. National Park Service

U.S. National Park Service

Fort Union National Monument is a unit of the National Park Service of the United States, and is located north of Watrous in Mora County, New Mexico.

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Fort Union National Monument

Discover Fort Union National Monument in Watrous, New Mexico: The ruins of this abandoned fort now stand as a picturesque reminder of America's march West.

A bustling center of frontier defense in the Southwest for four decades, Fort Union was the largest U.S. military post in the region.

Fort Union National Monument, Watrous, New Mexico. 3.8K likes. Fort Union is a Unit of the National Park Service

Fort Union National Monument: Fort Union National Monument, site of three successive forts built (1851, 1861, 1863–68) by the U.S. Army near Watrous in northern New Mexico, about 60 miles (95 km) northeast of Santa Fe. The fort, at a junction of two branches of the Santa Fe Trail, protected settlers on the trail and was an

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Exposed to the wind, within a sweeping valley of short grass prairie, amid the swales of the Santa Fe Trail, lie the territorial-style adobe remnants of the largest 19th century military fort in the region. For forty years, 1851-1891, Fort Union functioned as an agent of political and cultural change, whether desired or not, in New Mexico and throughout the Southwest. Fort Union is a unit of the National Park Service and is located 8 miles west of Watrous on state route 161. The park grounds are open every day of the year, minus Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Years Day. From Labor Day to the Saturday of Memorial Day weekend, Fort Union is open from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. From the Saturday of Memorial Day weekend to Labor Day, Fort Union is open from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. For more information, go to https://www.nps.gov/foun/index.htm

There were three Fort Unions. The first was composed of shabby log buildings (1851-1861). The second was a star-shaped earthwork designed to defend the Santa...

Follow Youth In Park Rangers Margaret, Drew and Brigitte as they visit Fort Union National Monument and the Santa Fe National Historical Trail! Exposed to th...