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The Warehouse
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The powder storage room.
When Bent destroyed the fort he placed powder kegs around in various places and set fire to the fort. The ceiling in each room was made entirely of wood with grass straw above that as insulation and then a layer of adobe mud. So it would have burned pretty good. When the fire touched off the black powder it would have done a lot of damage to the structure.
This shot was taken looking down the warehouse side of the fort.
The bottom floor of the north side of the fort is where the warehouse room are located.
Inside of a storage room.
In the center of the court yard was the hide press. This is where they compacted the hides into bundles to be ready for transport back east.
The "bank vault" where the hides were stored. Notice how the bundles are labled. The fort was also know as Fort William after William Bent.
The Well Room
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The hand pump for the well is located about 5 feet below ground level.
The Laborer's Quarters
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The laborer's quarters are located in the corner and the right side of this pictures.
These rooms were all interconnected.
The Doctors Quarters
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The Living Quarters
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The living quarters were above the warehouse storage rooms.
Looking down the side of the living quarters.
Another view of the warehouse and living quarters side of the fort.
Notice how they used a hollowed out tree for the rain spout down the side of the adobe.
See the 4th posting below.
