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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

A pair of Seattle sisters are headed for Fort Laramie, Wyo., to take part in another coast-to-coast observing project using balloons.

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 20, 2017

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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