Fort Laramie National Historic Site

Fort Laramie National Historic Site (lâr`əmē), 833 acres (337 hectares), SE Wyo.; est. 1938. Founded in 1834 as a fur-trading post by William Sublette and Robert Campbell, it was bought by the American Fur Company in 1836. In 1849 it became a U.S. army post, which later served as a major stopping place on the Overland Trail. The fort was garrisoned until 1890. See National Parks and Monuments, table.

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Fort Laramie National Historic Site

Parks Directory of the United States / US National Parks / National Historic Sites

Address: 965 Grey Rocks Rd
Fort Laramie, WY 82212
Phone: 307-837-2221;
Fax: 307-837-2120;
Web: www.nps.gov/fola/
Size: 833 acres.
Established: Proclaimed as a national monument on July 16, 1938; changed to national historic site on April 29, 1960.
Location: 3 miles southwest of the town of Fort Laramie, Wyoming, off US 26.
Facilities: Rest rooms (é), visitor center (é), museum/exhibit, self-guided tour/trail.
Activities: Guided tour, interpretive programs, birdwatching, fishing, hiking.
Special Features: Fort Laramie, on the eastern Wyoming prairie, was a fur-trade post from 1834 to 1849 and a major military post from 1849 to 1890. It figured prominently in the covered wagon migrations to Oregon and California.

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See other parks in Wyoming.