What is Fort Laramie famous for?
Fort Laramie is best known for the years from 1849 to 1890, when it served as a military post in the western Indian Wars. Earlier fur-trade, robe-trade and emigrant-supply forts that existed on the same site from 1834 to 1849 are less known and understood. Is Fort Laramie worth visiting? Fort Laramie National Historic Site…