Fort Laramie

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Fort Laramie was a key 19th-century U.S. Army post and trading hub in present-day Wyoming that served as a major resupply and gathering point for westward migrants, Native American tribes, and the military.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States Army post
historic fort
trading post
associatedWithTribe Arapaho
Cheyenne
Crow
Lakota Sioux
linked to: Lakota

Shoshone
builtBy American Fur Company interests
fur traders
controlledBy United States Army
country United States
currentStatus historic site
museum site
declaredObsolete late 19th century
decommissioned 1890
designation Fort Laramie National Historic Site
linked to: Fort Laramie
establishedAsArmyPost 1849
establishedAsTradingPost 1834
function diplomatic center for U.S.–Native American relations
military post
resupply point for westward migrants
trading hub
garrisonedBy U.S. Cavalry units
U.S. Infantry units
listedAs National Historic Site
locatedIn Goshen County, Wyoming
present-day Wyoming
linked to: Wyoming
locatedNear North Platte River
locatedOn Laramie River
managedBy National Park Service
namedAfter Laramie River
openToPublic yes
operatedBy United States Army
originalName Fort John
Fort William
ownedBy U.S. federal government
roleIn Indian Wars in the Northern Plains
linked to: Indian War

negotiation of U.S.–Native American treaties
protection of emigrant trails
servedAs emigrant way station
major stop on the California Trail
major stop on the Mormon Trail
major stop on the Oregon Trail
significantPeriod 19th century
siteOf Treaty of Fort Laramie (1851)
Treaty of Fort Laramie (1868)
usedBy Native American tribes
U.S. military
westward migrants

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Oregon Trail notableLandmark Fort Laramie
Mormon Trail passesThrough Fort Laramie, Wyoming
linked to: Fort Laramie
Fort Laramie designation Fort Laramie National Historic Site
linked to: Fort Laramie
Wyoming Territory contains Fort Laramie
Harriet Hageman birthPlace Fort Laramie, Wyoming
linked to: Fort Laramie