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Fort Laramie

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Fort Laramie

Small town in Goshen County, southeast Wyoming; population (1990) 200. It is a trade centre situated on the North Platte River, at the point in the high plains where it is joined by the Laramie River, 130 km/82 mi northeast of Laramie. 5 km/3 mi to the southwest is the site of Fort Laramie, an 1834–49 fur post purchased and operated (1849–90) by the government as a major stopover for westbound migrants on the Oregon Trail and routes to California. The first Wyoming military post, it was also the site of numerous parleys with regional tribes.



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The Second Treaty of Fort Laramie, signed in 1868, had promised peace with the Sioux.
Battle of the little Bighorn: Custer's death at the hands of Sitting ... by Hanson-Harding, Alexandra / Junior Scholastic
At Fort Laramie, in what is now Wyoming, Reed bumped into an old friend named James Clyman, a man who had ridden over the Hastings Cutoff.
An ordeal like no other: the Donner Party's westward trek turned ... by Price, Sean / New York Times Upfront
The Treaty of Fort Laramie in 1868 recognized Lakota ownership of the Missouri River and millions of acres to the west.
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