Fort Laramie (Part 2)
More photos from Fort Laramie.

 

Remains of one of the old Fort buildings.
 

The barracks for the enlisted men.
 

The door on the right leads to the officer's club -- you can still go in there today and order a (cold) sarsasparilla.
 

Officers' quarters.
 

More officers' quarters.
 

"Old Bedlam" -- the bachelor officers' quarters. (Rumor has it that there was frequently "bedlam" going on here at night.)
 

 
 

The remains of an old Pony Express-era officer's quarters.
 

The Commanding officer's quarters.
 

The Laramie River. The Fort was built near where the Laramie and the Platte rivers join.
 

A period encampment by the Laramie -- there were a number of re-enactors at the Fort for the 4th of July weekend.

Fort Laramie, Part 3


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