A house of mud

Adobe, to be more precise.Ft Leaton Comp_0019 Built in the late 1840s, Ft. Leaton was the fortified home of Benjamin Leaton and for 40 years it served as a trading post along the old Chihuahua trail.  It has been restored and mostly reconstructed to give a glimpse into the life of those who lived here.  Tons of goods, both legal and contraband passed through here as it made its way across this rugged country.

 

A cool artifact (actually replica I guess)Carreta Comp_0017 is a Spanish carreta or huge two wheel cart. They claim that a devise of this type would have been the first wheeled vehicle to enter the US.

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