Fort Laramie Park History, 1834-1977

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Author's Preface

Part I. FORT LARAMIE, 1834 - 1890

I	Introduction
II	Fur Trappers Discover the Oregon Trail
III	Fort William, the First Fort Laramie
IV	Fort John, the Second Fort Laramie
V	Early Migrations to Oregon and Utah
VI	Fort Laramie, the U.S. Army, and the Forty-Niners
VII	The Great California Gold Rush
VIII	The Indian Problem: Treaty and Massacre
IX	Overland Transportation and Communications
X	Uprising of the Sioux and Cheyenne
XI	Red Cloud's War
XII	Black Hills Gold and the Sioux Campaigns
XIII	The Cheyenne-Deadwood Stage Road
XIV	Decline and Abandonment
XV	Evolution of the Military Post
XVI	Fort 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, Custodian	1939-1944
4. Thor Borreson, Custodian	1944-1946
5. David L. Hieb, Custodian/ Superintendent	1947-1949
6. David L. Hieb, Superintendent/ Restorationist	1950-1958
7. Ray Ringenback, Superintendent	1958-1960
8. Charles C. Sharp, Superintendent	1961-1973
9. Richard L. Maeder, Superintendent	1973-1977

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

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