Fort Laramie Monument Obelisk -- Fort Laramie NHS, WY
N 42° 12.232 W 104° 33.453
13T E 536525 N 4672506
This obelisk between the Post Store and the Cavalry Barracks at the Fort Laramie National Historic Site hosts five historic markers.
Waymark Code: WMK2F9
Location: Wyoming, United States
Date Posted: 02/02/2014
Views: 5
A central obelisk at Fort Laramie National Historic Site is a great place to put historic markers -- there are five here, plus a medallion for the Mormon Trail.
The obelsik was placed here in 1913, 23 years after Fort Laramie was abandoned by the Army. A dedication plaque reads as follows:
"FORT LARAMIE
Military Post on the Oregon Trail
June 16, 1849 – March 2, 1890
This Monument is Erected by the State of Wyoming and
A Few Interested Residents
1913"
Date Created/Placed: 1913
Address:
end of County Road 53
3 miles SW of Laramie WY
Height: 10 feet
Illuminated: no
Website: [Web Link]
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