Fort Laramie National Historic Site

Fort Laramie National Historic Site

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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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