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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1W02_fort-laramie-historical_Fort-Laramie-WY.html
A military post on the Oregon Trail June 16, 1849-March 2, 1890. This monument is erected by the State of Wyoming and a few interested residents
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1USB_the-journey-west-continues-historical_Fort-Laramie-WY.html
"We proceeded (westward from Fort Laramie) and encamped outside the boundaries of Uncle Sam." So wrote Dr. J.S. Shepard in 1851 as he began the second leg of his journey west. "To leave Fort Laramie was to cast off all ties with civilization. It w…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1USA_mary-elizabeth-homsley-historical_Fort-Laramie-WY.html
Mary Elizabeth Homsley was born near Lexington, Kentucky, July 20, 1824. She move with her parents, Jacob and Sarah Oden, to Truxton, Missouri, where she was married to Benjamin Franklin Homsley in 1841. In April 1852, accompanied by Mary's parent…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1MTE_the-post-bakeries_Fort-Laramie-WY.html
Four different bakeries operated successively at Fort Laramie. The remains of two bakeries stand before you. The nearer, built in 1876, was used until 1884, when it was converted into a school. A bakery built upon the far site operated from 1884 u…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1MTD_transcontinental-telegraph_Fort-Laramie-WY.html
Electrical Engineering MilestoneTranscontinental TelegraphBetween July 4 and October 24, 1861, a telegraph line was constructed by the Western Union Telegraph Co. between St. Joseph, Missouri, and Sacramento, California, thereby completing the fir…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1MTC_post-quartermasters-area_Fort-Laramie-WY.html
The job of building, maintaining, and supplying military posts belonged to the Quartermaster's Department. The QMD was responsible for quarters, barracks, construction, infrastructure, transportation of personnel and supplies, and the procurement …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1MT7_the-post-hospital_Fort-Laramie-WY.html
A succession of three hospitals served Fort Laramie from 1849 to 1890. The first hospital was located in the old adobe trading post (Fort John) at the south end of the parade ground. Suffering from structural failure and a serious vermin infestati…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1MT5_the-rustic-hotel-no-second-rate-affair_Fort-Laramie-WY.html
As the nation prepared to celebrate its centennial in 1876, electrifying news of a gold rush in the Black Hills flashed across the country. A new bridge over the North Platte River guaranteed that the preferred route to the gold fields passed thro…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1MSV_wheres-the-wall_Fort-Laramie-WY.html
It is one of the most commonly asked questions here - and with good reason. Those who grew up watching western movies expect to see a fort with a large wooden stockade. Like many other aspects of Hollywood westerns, the walled military fort makes …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1MSF_noncommissioned-officers-quarters_Fort-Laramie-WY.html
Before you stand the remains of a six-unit apartment building constructed in 1884. Built for the fort's senior noncommissioned officers and their families, this new structure provided the best housing available for married enlisted men on post. Th…