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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

The Three Affiliated Tribes bases its premise on three previous federal opinions dating back to the 1851 Treaty of Fort Laramie that confirms the tribes’ ownership of the riverbed.

From Seattle Times Sep. 14, 2022

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

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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