Fort Union - New Mexico
1/800 @ f/8 - 29mm - ISO 200
***A Fort For a Young America***
Exposed to the wind, within a sweeping valley of short grass prairie, amid the swales of the Santa Fe Trail, lie the territorial-style adobe remnants of the largest 19th century military fort in the region. For forty years, 1851-1891, Fort Union functioned as an agent of political and cultural change, whether desired or not, in New Mexico and throughout the Southwest.
(Text from the Fort Union Natl. Monument Website)
Uploaded on June 10, 2014