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 ⓘ
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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
Horse Creek Treaty → signedAt → Fort Laramie ⓘ
Horse Creek Treaty → locatedNear → Fort Laramie, Wyoming Territory (historical region) ⓘ
linked to: Fort Laramie
Maȟpíya Lúta → associatedWith → Fort Laramie ⓘ
Goshen County, Wyoming → contains → Fort Laramie, Wyoming ⓘ
linked to: Fort Laramie
Goshen County, Wyoming → contains → Fort Laramie National Historic Site ⓘ
linked to: Fort Laramie
Goshen County, Wyoming → hasHistoricSite → Fort Laramie National Historic Site ⓘ
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Fort William → laterKnownAs → Fort Laramie ⓘ
Fort William → successor → Fort Laramie ⓘ
Fort John → originalNameOf → Fort Laramie ⓘ
Fort John → laterKnownAs → Fort Laramie National Historic Site ⓘ
linked to: Fort Laramie
Laramie River → associatedWith → Fort Laramie National Historic Site ⓘ
linked to: Fort Laramie
Bozeman Trail fort system → hasPart → Fort Laramie (as logistical base) ⓘ
linked to: Fort Laramie