Fort Laramie National Monument, Wyoming
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1. Front matter2. Introductory material3. Early Fur Trade on the Platte, 1812-304. Fort William, the First “Fort Laramie,” 18345. Fort Platte and Fort John on the Laramie6. The First Emigrants7. The Mormon Migrations, 1847-488. Fort Laramie Becomes a Military Post9. The California Gold Rush10. The Fort Laramie Treaty Council, 185111. The Emigrant Tide and Indian Troubles, 1852-5312. The Grattan and Harney Massacres, 1854-5513. Handcart to Pony Express, 1856-6114. The Civil War and the Uprising of the Plains Indians15. Peace Talk and War on the Bozeman Trail, 1866-6816. The Treaty of 186817. The Fight for the Black Hills18. Last Years of the Army Post, 1877-9019. The Homesteaders Take Over20. Efforts to Preserve the Fort21. Guide to the Area22. How to Reach Fort Laramie23. Administration24. Related Areas25. Facilities26. NATIONAL PARK SERVICE HISTORICAL HANDBOOK SERIES27. Transcriber’s Notes