Fort Laramie National Monument, Wyoming

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Contents

Early Fur Trade on the Platte, 1812-30

Fort William, the First "Fort Laramie," 1834

Fort Platte and Fort John on the Laramie

The First Emigrants

The Mormon Migrations, 1847-48

Fort Laramie Becomes a Military Post

The California Gold Rush

The Fort Laramie Treaty Council, 1851

The Emigrant Tide and Indian Troubles, 1852-53

The Grattan and Harney Massacres, 1854-55

Handcart to Pony Express, 1856-61

The Civil War and the Uprising of the Plains Indians

Peace Talk and War on the Bozeman Trail, 1866-68

The Treaty of 1868

The Fight for the Black Hills

Last Years of the Army Post, 1877-90

The Homesteaders Take Over

Efforts to Preserve the Fort

Guide to the Area

How to Reach Fort Laramie

Administration

Related Areas

Facilities

NATIONAL PARK SERVICE HISTORICAL HANDBOOK SERIES

Transcriber's Notes

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Stewart L. Udall, Secretary

NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
Conrad L. Wirth, Director

HISTORICAL HANDBOOK NUMBER TWENTY

This publication is one of a series of handbooks describing the historical and archeological areas in the National Park System administered by the National Park Service of the United States Department of the Interior. It is printed by the Government Printing Office and may be purchased from the Superintendent of Documents, Washington 25, D. C. Price 25 cents.

FORT LARAMIE
NATIONAL MONUMENT · WYOMING

by David L. Hieb

Cavalry hat and gloves

NATIONAL PARK SERVICE HISTORICAL HANDBOOK SERIES NO. 20
WASHINGTON, D. C., 1954

(Reprint 1961)

NATIONAL PARK SERVICE: DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

The National Park System, of which Fort Laramie National Monument is a unit, is dedicated to conserving the scenic, scientific, and historic heritage of the United States for the benefit and enjoyment of its people.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

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