A NEW GROUP HAS BEEN FORMED TO RAISE AWARENESS OF THE FORT UNION PARK, JUST OFF I-25 IN MORA COUNTY. SUPERINTENDENT CHARLIE STRICKFADEN TELLS 770 KKOB FORT UNION GOES BACK TO THE MID 1800’S… AND WAS A KEY POINT ALONG THE OLD SANTA FE TRAIL. HE SAYS THE LANDS ALMOST LIKE IT DID 150 YEARS AGO WHEN PEOPLE MADE THE SIX-TO EIGHT WEEK WAGON TRAIN TRIP FROM ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, TO SANTA FE.
STRICKFADEN SAYS FORT UNION HAS THE LARGEST REMNANTS OF AN ADOBE MILITARY FORT IN THE U-S…AND IS REALLY AN OUTDOOR MUSEUM. THE “FRIENDS OF FORT UNION” WAS RECENTLY CREATED TO EDUCATE NEW MEXICANS ABOUT ITS EARLY HISTORY.
