Fort Union National Monument
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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. The national monument was founded on June 28, 1954.
Fort Union National Monument | |
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Location | Mora County, New Mexico, U.S. |
Nearest city | Watrous, New Mexico |
Coordinates | 35.907°N 105.015°W / 35.907; -105.015[1] |
Area | 720.6 acres (291.6 ha)[2] |
Established | June 28, 1954 (1954-June-28) |
Visitors | 9,570 (in 2023)[3] |
Governing body | National Park Service |
Website | Fort Union National Monument |
Fort Union National Monument | |
Built | 1851 (1851) |
NRHP reference No. | 66000044[4] |
NMSRCP No. | 61 |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | October 15, 1966 |
Designated NMSRCP | May 23, 1969 |
The site preserves the second of three forts constructed on the site beginning in 1851, as well as the ruins of the third. Also visible is a network of ruts from the Mountain and Cimarron Branches of the old Santa Fe Trail.[5]
There is a visitor center with exhibits about the fort and a film about the Santa Fe Trail. The altitude of the Visitor Center is 6760 feet (2060 m). A 1.2-mile (1.9-kilometre) trail winds through the fort's adobe ruins.