Originally established as a private fur trading fort in 1834, Fort Laramie evolved into the largest and best-known military post on the Northern Plains before its abandonment in 1890. Nicknamed the “Grand Old Post,” Fort Laramie witnessed the entire sweeping saga of America’s western expansion and Indian resistance to encroachment on their territories.
What you’ll hear
10 places to explore in this park.
- 1868 Treaty Grounds
- Burial of Mni Akuwin 1866
- Covered Wagon at Fort Laramie
- Enlisted Barracks 1874
- fort laramie welcome sign
- Fort William and Fort John
- Front Porch of the Cavarly Barracks
- General Sink at Fort Laramie 1886
- Noncommissioned Officers Quarters (1884)
- Post Trader's House Foundation
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