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Fort Laramie

noun

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


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When spring came, two of their party were sent to Fort Laramie to procure needed supplies.

The needed horses and mules were secured, and three men were hired to accompany them across the country to Fort Laramie.

He and a companion drove fifty head of mules and horses to Fort Laramie, where they were disposed of at a liberal profit.

Fort John stands about a mile below Fort Laramie, and is built of the same material as the latter, but is not so extensive.

The object was both to impress the Indians, and to report upon the feasibility of an advanced military post near Fort Laramie.

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