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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1MS5_the-sutlers-house_Fort-Laramie-WY.html
The Victorian-style cottage, built in 1863 and shown in this 1868 photograph, must have been a strange sight on the untamed Northern Plains.Sometime between 1875 and 1882, the cottage was replaced by a much larger lime-grout structure, used by the…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1MS3_the-cavalry-stables_Fort-Laramie-WY.html
Most of the four generations of cavalry stables constructed at Fort Laramie were located here, just below the rise you are standing on. Measuring as large as 310 by 28 feet, the stables were made of log or board and batten construction. Typically …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1MS0_infantry-barracks_Fort-Laramie-WY.html
In answer to the perpetual need for housing, construction of an enlisted men's barracks commenced at the opposite end of these foundation ruins. The barracks were extended in this direction as more men were assigned. Kitchens, mess halls,…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1MRZ_officers-row_Fort-Laramie-WY.html
This 1889 winter scene shows buildings along the west side of the Parade Ground which housed Fort Laramie's officer complement - hence, "Officers Row". RIGHT TO LEFT, the "Burt" House, the "Surgeon's" quarters, two ad…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1MRY_magazine_Fort-Laramie-WY.html
Restored here to the 1850-1862 period, the magazine is among the oldest surviving structures at Fort Laramie. It was during this early period that George Balch, 1st Lieutenant, Ordinance Corp, sent the following report to the Assistant Adjutant Ge…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1MRG_the-government-workhouse_Fort-Laramie-WY.html
"I am beginning to think the soldiers . . . know better how to handle pick and shovel than they do a gun . . ."Private George W. McAnulty,Fort Laramie, W.T., 1878 " . . . nothing worries a soldier more than doing the dirty [work] a…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1MRE_refinement-at-fort-laramie_Fort-Laramie-WY.html
Fort Laramie began as a dusty, drab frontier outpost as pictured above in the 1868 photograph. However, by the 1880's, the Army had embarked upon a major cleanup and improvement campaign. The delightful results are evident in the 1887 view - trees…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1MRD_c-os-chicken-coop_Fort-Laramie-WY.html
High ranking officers commonly kept chickens for their own use. The consumption of chickens and eggs provided a welcome change from meals of wild game and tough army beef. Individual soldiers and cooks utilizing company funds could purchase chicke…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1MRC_officers-quarters_Fort-Laramie-WY.html
This 1885 photograph shows the buildings constructed on this site in 1881. Previous adobe structures, built in 1855, were left standing as rear wings. On the far left was the Commanding Officer's residence. Between 1881 and 1890 it was successivel…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1MQR_captains-quarters_Fort-Laramie-WY.html
Originally intended as housing for the commanding officer, this building was divided into a duplex when the C.O. chose to remain in another new dwelling. As such, the quarters was completed in 1870 at which time high-ranking officers and …