Crossroads of a Nation Moving West
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 the Trans-Mississippi West. From the eras of the fur trade, the Oregon Trail and the Indian Wars, the fort served as an American foothold in a rapidly changing west.| HM Number | HM1CHO |
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| Placed By | National Park Service-United States Department of the Interior |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Sunday, September 28th, 2014 at 4:26am PDT -07:00 |
| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 13T E 536477 N 4672541 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 42.20418333, -104.55813333 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 42° 12.251', W 104° 33.488' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 42° 12' 15.06" N, 104° 33' 29.28" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 307 |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 500-698 Unnamed Road, Fort Laramie WY 82212, US |
| Alternative Maps | Google Maps, MapQuest, Bing Maps, Yahoo Maps, MSR Maps, OpenCycleMap, MyTopo Maps, OpenStreetMap |
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