{"id":14686,"date":"2026-03-27T22:05:27","date_gmt":"2026-03-27T22:05:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wanderingwhytes.com\/?page_id=14686"},"modified":"2026-07-17T21:49:58","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T21:49:58","slug":"fort-bowie-national-historic-site","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wanderingwhytes.com\/?page_id=14686","title":{"rendered":"FORT BOWIE NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-larger-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>ESTABLISHED: JULY 29, 1972<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/embed?pb=!1m18!1m12!1m3!1d10240.827753590558!2d-109.44321339265379!3d32.14453573978575!2m3!1f0!2f0!3f0!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!3m3!1m2!1s0x86d9d19fa5c39ba7%3A0xc7a76cc39fe4420c!2sFort%20Bowie%20National%20Historic%20Site!5e0!3m2!1sen!2sus!4v1784324912812!5m2!1sen!2sus\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" style=\"border:0;\" allowfullscreen=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fort Bowie was established in 1862 by the U.S. Army to protect travelers, mail coaches, and soldiers passing through the Apache Pass.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fort Bowie also protected Apache Spring, which was the only reliable water source in the area. 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