Fort Laramie is one of the great frontier posts in the West, now restored as a national historic site with a complete complement of structures: Army barracks, enlisted men’s and officers’ quarters situated around the parade ground, Old Bedlam (Wyoming’s oldest standing building) and the sutler’s store. This post, located near the confluence of the North Platte and Laramie Rivers, served the fur trade, overland trail travelers and the Army before it became a starting point for traveler


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