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Fort Laramie National Historic Site   

courtesy of the National Park Service

Contact Information:
Fort Laramie National Historic Site  
965 Gray Rocks Road
Fort Laramie, WY 82212
307-837-2221
http://www.nps.gov/fola/

Size: 833 acres

Location: Fort Laramie National Historic Site is located 3 miles southwest of the town of Fort Laramie, Wyoming, off US 26.

Description: Fort Laramie, on the eastern Wyoming prairie, was a fur-trade post from 1834 to 1849 and a major military post from 1849 to 1890. It figured prominently in the covered wagon migrations to Oregon and California.

Activities: The Fort Laramie Audio Tour allow you to tour the fort, in-depth, at your own pace. The audio includes descriptive narration, dramatic readings from diaries or journals, & the sounds of the fort.

Operating Hours
: The Fort grounds are open from 8:00 am until dusk every day of the year. The Fort museum and Visitor Center is open daily at 8:00 am with extended hours during the Summer, May 26 through September 30.

History
:
Proclaimed as a national monument on July 16, 1938; changed to national historic site on April 29, 1960. 

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