Fort Union National Monument is located in New Mexico at the westernmost edge of the Great Plains. Fort Union was once the largest military post west of the Mississippi River, established to protect travel and settlement from 1851 to 1891.

I recently took these photos at an event there that included re-enactors, a military brass band, and guest speakers presenting living history programs:

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This Territorial prison Territorial_Prison_R was originally encased in an adobe wall,

as depicted in this old photograph  Territorial_Prison

Unfortunately my lens didn't pick up the flag that was visible in the distant window - but I still like the picture:

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--Pat