Fort Laramie
Americannoun
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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
The tribes, which reassumed control of the rights last month, point to three previous federal opinions dating back to the 1851 Treaty of Fort Laramie that they say confirm their ownership of the riverbed.
From Seattle Times • May 2, 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
All were camped along Horse Creek, a day’s ride east of Fort Laramie, the Long Knives’ outpost.
From "In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse" by Joseph Marshall III
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