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Fort Laramie National Monument, Wyoming

Fort Laramie National Monument, Wyoming

by David L. Hieb

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Author
Hieb, David L.
Credits
Produced by Stephen Hutcheson and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net
Language
English
LoC Class
F721: United States local history: Rocky Mountains. Yellowstone National Park
Subject
Fort Laramie National Historic Site (Wyo.)
Category
Text
Project Gutenberg
eBook-No. 57924
Release Date
September 18, 2018
Copyright
Public domain in the USA.

Contents

  1. 1.FORT LARAMIE NATIONAL MONUMENT · WYOMING
  2. 2.Contents
  3. 3.Early Fur Trade on the Platte, 1812-30
  4. 4.Fort William, the First “Fort Laramie,” 1834
  5. 5.Fort Platte and Fort John on the Laramie
  6. 6.The First Emigrants
  7. 7.The Mormon Migrations, 1847-48
  8. 8.Fort Laramie Becomes a Military Post
  9. 9.The California Gold Rush
  10. 10.The Fort Laramie Treaty Council, 1851
  11. 11.The Emigrant Tide and Indian Troubles, 1852-53
  12. 12.The Grattan and Harney Massacres, 1854-55
  13. 13.Handcart to Pony Express, 1856-61
  14. 14.The Civil War and the Uprising of the Plains Indians
  15. 15.Peace Talk and War on the Bozeman Trail, 1866-68
  16. 16.The Treaty of 1868
  17. 17.The Fight for the Black Hills
  18. 18.Last Years of the Army Post, 1877-90
  19. 19.The Homesteaders Take Over
  20. 20.Efforts to Preserve the Fort
  21. 21.Guide to the Area — 1. CAVALRY BARRACKS—INFORMATION CENTER. — 2. THE SUTLER’S STORE. — 3. OFFICERS’ QUARTERS. — 4. OFFICERS’ QUARTERS. — 5. SITE OF BARRACKS. — 6. MAGAZINE. — 7. “OLD BEDLAM.” — 8. OFFICERS’ QUARTERS RUINS. — 9. SITE OF FORT JOHN. — 10. OFFICERS’ QUARTERS. — 11. ADMINISTRATION BUILDING RUINS. — 12. OLD GUARDHOUSE. — 13. SITE OF BARRACKS. — 14. NEW GUARDHOUSE RUINS. — 15. OLD BAKERY. — 16. COMMISSARY STOREHOUSE. — 17. HOSPITAL RUINS. — 18. NONCOMMISSIONED OFFICERS’ QUARTERS RUIN. — OTHER POINTS OF INTEREST.
  22. 22.How to Reach Fort Laramie
  23. 23.Administration
  24. 24.Related Areas
  25. 25.Facilities
  26. 26.NATIONAL PARK SERVICE HISTORICAL HANDBOOK SERIES
  27. 27.Transcriber’s Notes

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