Fort Union National Monument
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Contact Information:
Fort Union National Monument
P.O. Box 127
Watrous, NM 87753
505-425-8025
http://www.nps.gov/foun/
Size: 721 acres
Location: Fort Union National Monument is located in In Watrous, New Mexico, 8 miles north of I-25 at the end of NM 161.
Description: Remnants of the Southwest's largest frontier fort, which played a key role in the Indian Wars and the Confederate defeat at Glorieta Pass, are preserved here. A large network of Santa Fe Trail ruts is still visible on the prairie.
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Fort
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Operating
Hours: Opened year round, seven days a week. Winter Hours: Labor Day to
Memorial Day 8:00am to 4:00pm. Summer Hours: Memorial Day to Labor Day 8:00am to
6:00pm. Fort Union is closed on New Years, Thanksgiving, and Christmas.
History: Established on June 28, 1954.
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