OT Enlisted Barracks -- Fort Laramie National Historic Site, WY
N 42° 12.281 W 104° 33.390
13T E 536611 N 4672598
The Enlisted Men's Barracks at Fort Laramie got a mention in the Oregon Trail WPA Guide
Waymark Code: WMY25G
Location: Wyoming, United States
Date Posted: 04/05/2018
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The restored Enlisted Men's Barracks is the largest building at Fort Laramie, and is used by the National Park Service for exhibit space and some park offices.
The barracks building earned this mention in the WPA Oregon Trail Guide:
"[page 172] Here are the RUINS OF THE ENLISTED MEN'S BARRACKS, which were three hundred feet in length and built of cement, or grout; the limestone was quarried from nearby hills by the troops. The walls are more than 20 inches thick. The dance hall on the second floor was a rendezvous for cowboys and soldiers and the scene of many celebrations. It was particularly gay in the days when cattle from Texas were being driven past the fort on their way to the plains of Wyoming and Montana for fattening before being shipped to market."
Book: Wyoming
Page Number(s) of Excerpt: 172
Year Originally Published: 1939
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