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Fort Laramie

American  

noun

  1. a former U.S. fort in SE Wyoming: important post on the Oregon Trail.


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In 1868, after the two-year Red Cloud’s War, a beleaguered United States signed the Treaty of Fort Laramie.

From Slate • Mar. 13, 2025

She described her upbringing on a ranch near Fort Laramie, where she learned the value of “riding for the brand” — that is, she explained, “loyalty to the outfit you’re working for.”

From New York Times • Aug. 16, 2022

In 1861, when Western Union connected the coasts at Fort Laramie, Wyo., the telegraph quickly became a communications infrastructure as important as broadband is today.

From Washington Post • Jun. 11, 2021

Rosebud Sioux Tribal president Rodney Bordeux testified at the hearing on Thursday and argued that the pipeline would violate treaties the tribe signed with the federal government at Fort Laramie in 1851 and 1868.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 20, 2019

He had gone to the one in charge of the Long Knives at Fort Laramie and complained.

From "In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse" by Joseph Marshall III

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