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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1IHF_fort-laramie-national-historic-site_Fort-Laramie-WY.html
The epic story of America's western expansion played out on a grand scale at Fort Laramie, where the North Platte and Laramie Rivers meet.
Fort Laramie was first established in 1834 as a private fur trading post. By the 1840's, it served as an i…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1IHE_the-cheyenne-black-hills-trail_Fort-Laramie-WY.html
passed near this point between 1876 and 1887. Built to supply the Dakota gold camps, the road was constructed in violation of the Ft. Laramie treaty of 1868 which reserved the Black Hills for Sioux Indians. Stagecoaches and wagons carrying passen…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1IH6_john-portugee-phillips_Fort-Laramie-WY.html
Here on December 25, 1866
John (Portugee) Phillips
finished his 236 mile ride to obtain troops for the relief of Fort Phil Kearny after the Fetterman Massacre.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1IH5_fort-platte_Fort-Laramie-WY.html
A trading post built by
Lancaster P. Lupton
in 1841.
Stood fifty yards to the
north.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1IG6_spanning-a-century-end-of-an-era_Fort-Laramie-WY.html
Once broad and turbulent, the North Platte River posed a formidable obstacle to 19th century travelers. High water made it nearly impossible to cross the river for several months each year. The crossing became less dangerous by 1850 when ferry ser…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1CHT_bishops-gate_Londonderry-Northern-Ireland.html
It was here that James II demanded entry to the city during the 1689 siege. The present gate was built at the suggestion of Bishop Hervey in 1789 to celebrate the centenary of the siege. The head facing Bishop Street represents the river Boyne cro…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1CHS_the-rustic-hotel_Fort-Laramie-WY.html
The Rustic Hotel opened in 1876. During that year it probably provided the best accommodations for travelers between Cheyenne and the Black Hills. It also served as a station for the Cheyenne-Black Hills Stage and Express Line. By 1883, when this …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1CHQ_cavalry-barracks_Fort-Laramie-WY.html
The building before you is the only surviving enlisted men's barracks at Fort Laramie. The building proper was completed in late 1874 and was designed to provide quarters and other needed support facilities for two companies of soldiers, The veran…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1CHP_commissary-storehouse_Fort-Laramie-WY.html
This building was completed in 1884. It was built as a commissary storage facility. As such it would have been primarily divided into two large storerooms: one for meat and one for flour, rice, and beans. Three or four smaller rooms would have bee…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1CHO_fort-laramie-national-historic-site_Fort-Laramie-WY.html
Fort Laramie was perhaps the single most important location in America's expansion into the west. Founded in 1834 as a trading post, it became a military fort in 1849. Until it closed in 1890, Fort Laramie influenced major events in the history of…