John W. Rawlings Heritage Center & Museum
John W. Rawlings Heritage Center & Museum is a museum in Bent, Colorado which is located on Bent Avenue North. John W. Rawlings Heritage Center & Museum is situated nearby to the building King Solomon’s Lodge Masonic Temple, as well as near Las Animas Bent County Library District.- Type: Museum
- Description: museum in Colorado, United States
- Also known as: “John W. Rawlings Heritage Center” and “PIONEER HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF BENT COUNTY”
- Address: 560 Bent Avenue North, Las Animas, CO 81054
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Las Animas Post Office and Bent County Courthouse and Jail.
Las Animas Post Office
Post office
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The Las Animas Post Office is a historic Modern Movement-style building in Las Animas, Colorado that was built during 1937–38. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008. Las Animas Post Office is situated 1,000 feet west of John W. Rawlings Heritage Center & Museum.
Bent County Courthouse and Jail
Building
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The Bent County Courthouse and Jail, of Bent County, Colorado, at 725 Bent Ave. in Las Animas, was built in 1887. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976; the listing included two contributing buildings. Bent County Courthouse and Jail is situated 890 feet south of John W. Rawlings Heritage Center & Museum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Las Animas and Boggsville.
Las Animas
Town
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Las Animas is the statutory city that is the county seat of, the most populous community in, and the only incorporated municipality in Bent County, Colorado, United States.
Boggsville
Locality
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Boggsville is an extinct town located in Bent County, Colorado, United States. The town was located near the Purgatoire River about 3 miles above the Purgatoire's confluence with the Arkansas River. Boggsville is situated 2 miles south of John W. Rawlings Heritage Center & Museum.
Fort Lyon
Hamlet
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Fort Lyon is an unincorporated community and U.S. Post Office in Bent County, Colorado, United States. Fort Lyon is situated 4½ miles east of John W. Rawlings Heritage Center & Museum.
John W. Rawlings Heritage Center & Museum
- Categories: tourism and tourist attraction
- Location: Bent, Colorado, Rocky Mountains, United States, North America
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Latitude
38.06665° or 38° 3′ 60″ northLongitude
-103.21954° or 103° 13′ 10″ westOpen location code
85CR3Q8J+M5OpenStreetMap ID
way 971580687OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q117817475
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