Fort Laramie played a crucial role in the transformation of the west,
first as a fur-trading post and then as a military fort. It was
a landmark and a way station for trappers, traders, missionaries, emigrants, Pony Express riders,
and miners who were making their way west. Fort Laramie was a collection
of military buildings near the Laramie and the Platte Rivers. Because the Indian threat
at that time was low, Fort Laramie was built without walls.
Gram and Pops visited here in July 2011.
Click here for pictures of Gram and Pops' Trip
