Fort Laramie National Historic Site

Local nameFort Laramie National Historic Site
LocationWyoming

Fort Laramie was a significant 19th-century trading post and diplomatic site located at the confluence of the Laramie and the North Platte rivers. They joined in the upper Platte River Valley in the eastern part of the U.S. state of Wyoming. The fort was founded as a private trading post in the 1830s to service the overland fur trade. It was located east of the long climb leading to the best and lowest crossing point of the Rocky Mountains at South Pass and became a popular stopping point for migrants on the Oregon Trail. Along with Bent's Fort on the Arkansas River, the trading post and its supporting industries and businesses were the most significant economic hub of commerce in the region.

Fort William was founded by William Sublette and his partner Robert Campbell in 1834. In the spring of 1835, Sublette sold the fort to Thomas Fitzpatrick, a local fur trader.

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More information and contact

Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Laramie_National_Historic_Site

More information on nps.gov http://www.nps.gov/fola/

Phone +1 307 837 2221

Address 82212, United States

Coordinates 42°12'12.69" N -104°32'42.702" E

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