Fort Union National Monument


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Name Type1 Location Year authorized Size
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Acadia NP SE Maine 1919 48,419 (19,603) Mountain and coast scenery.
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Fort Union National Monument:

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National Parks
Name Type1 Location Year authorized Size
acres (hectares)
Description
Acadia NP SE Maine 1919 48,419 (19,603) Mountain and coast scenery.
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Fort Union National Monument

Parks Directory of the United States / US National Parks / National MonumentsAddress:PO Box 127
Watrous, NM 87753
Phone:505-425-8025
Fax:505-454-1155
Web: www.nps.gov/foun/
Size: 721 acres.
Established: Established on June 28, 1954.
Location:In Watrous, New Mexico, 8 miles north of I-25 at the end of NM 161.
Facilities:Picnic area, rest rooms (é), visitor center (é), museum/exhibit, self-guided tour/trail. Entrance fee required.
Activities:Self-guided tour, living history talks and demonstrations.
Special Features:Fort Union was established in 1851 as the guardian of the Santa FeTrail. During it's forty-year history, three different forts wereconstructed close together. The third Fort Union was the largest in theAmerican Southwest, and functioned as a military garrison, territorialarsenal, and military supply depot for the southwest. A large network of Santa Fe Trail ruts is still visible on the prairie.
See other parks in New Mexico.