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
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
“Crazy Horse sure was in a lot of places. Way in Nebraska, Fort Laramie, and now here.”
From "In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse" by Joseph Marshall III
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