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Fort Laramie

July 29th 2008
After staying the night in a place called Newcastle, we headed off to "Fort Laramie". This military post, was founded in 1849 when the army purchased the old Fort John for $4000, and began to build a military outpost along the Oregon Trail. Having seen the fort on numerous westerns, I was suprised to find that it was and always was an open fort. (The popular view of a weste ... read more
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American Flag Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the origina... ... read more
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