The Cause of Basement Flooding at Bent's Old Fort National Historical Site, Colorado

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Excerpt from The Cause of Basement Flooding at Bent's Old Fort National Historical Site, Colorado: August 2002Bent's Old Fort was an important trading post and rest stop for travelers along the Santa Fe trail in the mid-18005. In recognition of its importance in the settlement of the American West the Fort has been restored, and is now a National Historical Site (nhs) administered by the National Park Service (nps). In recent years nps personnel have observed periodic ¿ooding in the basement of the Fort (n. Keohane, National Park Service, pers. Comm). Rotted timbers in the basement of the Fort were replaced in 2000, and concrete bases were placed beneath the new timbers to provide greater support (national Park Service, However such measures will only provide a temporary solution to the ¿ooding problem, and there is concern about the potential for permanent damage to the Fort's wood and adobe structure. There is an urgent need to determine the cause of the ¿ooding so that a solution can be designed and implemented.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.