Fort Laramie
Park History, 1834-1977
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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Cover

Author's Preface

Part I. FORT LARAMIE, 1834 - 1890

IIntroduction
IIFur Trappers Discover the Oregon Trail
IIIFort William, the First Fort Laramie
IVFort John, the Second Fort Laramie
VEarly Migrations to Oregon and Utah
VIFort Laramie, the U.S. Army, and the Forty-Niners
VIIThe Great California Gold Rush
VIIIThe Indian Problem: Treaty and Massacre
IXOverland Transportation and Communications
XUprising of the Sioux and Cheyenne
XIRed Cloud's War
XIIBlack Hills Gold and the Sioux Campaigns
XIIIThe Cheyenne-Deadwood Stage Road
XIVDecline and Abandonment
XVEvolution of the Military Post
XVIFort Laramie as Country Village and Historic Ruin

Part II. THE CRUSADE TO SAVE FORT LARAMIE

I The Crusade to Save Fort Laramie
Footnotes to Part II

Part III. THE RESTORATION OF FORT LARAMIE

1. Interim State Custodianship
- Greenburg, Rymill and Randels
1937-1938
2. Early Federal Custodianship
- Mattes, Canfield, Humberger and Fraser
1938-1939
3. Jess H. Lombard, Custodian1939-1944
4. Thor Borreson, Custodian1944-1946
5. David L. Hieb, Custodian/ Superintendent1947-1949
6. David L. Hieb, Superintendent/ Restorationist1950-1958
7. Ray Ringenback, Superintendent1958-1960
8. Charles C. Sharp, Superintendent1961-1973
9. Richard L. Maeder, Superintendent1973-1977
Footnotes to Part III

MAP APPENDIX

1. Location Map, 1978, Fort Laramie National Historic Site
2. Fort Laramie Military Reservation, showing trails
3. Remaining Structures at Old Fort Laramie 1915-1937
4. Lands Proposed for Purchase by Wyoming, 1931
5. Lands Purchased by Wyoming, 1937, the Fort Laramie National Monument, 1938
6. Lands Authorized by Congress, 1960, the Fort Laramie National Historic Site

Illustrations



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