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Vor 2 Tagen · 05/26/2024 by Cory Haasnoot. Old Fort Laramie in Wyoming is a landmark steeped in the rich history of the American frontier. Established in the 1830s as a fur trading post, it soon became a crucial military installation and hub for westward expansion. Strategically located at the confluence of the Laramie and North Platte rivers, Fort Laramie ...
Vor 4 Tagen · St. Louis-based fur trader Manuel Lisa built Fort Raymond in 1807 for trade with the Crow. It was located near the confluence of the Yellowstone and Bighorn rivers, about 40 miles (64 km) north of the future battlefield. The area is first noted in the 1851 Treaty of Fort Laramie.
- June 25-26, 1876
Vor 8 Stunden · The Bents of Bent's Fort on the Santa Fe Trail had friendly relations with the Cheyenne and Arapaho, and peace was established on the Oregon Trail by the Treaty of Fort Laramie signed in 1851 between the United States and the Plains Indians and the Indians of the northern Rocky Mountains. The treaty allowed passage by settlers, building roads, and stationing troops along the Oregon Trail.
Vor 2 Tagen · The Treaty of Fort Laramie (1868) had granted the Black Hills to the Lakota people in perpetuity, but the United States took the area from the tribe after the Great Sioux War of 1876. Members of the American Indian Movement led an occupation of the monument in 1971, naming it "Mount Crazy Horse", and Lakota holy man John Fire Lame Deer planted a prayer staff on top of the mountain.
Vor 4 Tagen · Those traveling south of the Platte crossed the South Platte with its muddy and treacherous crossings using one of about three ferries (in dry years it could sometimes be forded without a ferry) before continuing up the North Platte into present-day Wyoming to Fort Laramie. After crossing over the South Platte the travelers encountered Ash Hollow with its steep descent down windlass hill ...
Vor 4 Tagen · Explore the crossroads of a nation moving west at Fort Laramie National Historic Site. This former fur trading post and military garrison played a pivotal role in America’s expansion in years gone by. With 12 restored buildings, living history demonstrations and immersive tours, both guided and solo, visitors can hear the stories ...
Vor 4 Tagen · The United States sought to forestall strife by negotiating the First Treaty of Fort Laramie (1851) with the Sioux and other Plains peoples. The treaty assigned territories to each tribe throughout the northern Great Plains and set terms for the building of forts and roads within the region.
