From the Ruts and Register Cliff we head to Fort Laramie.
We pass one of the Pony Express routes from 1860-1861
Its about 15 miles East of Guernsey
We pull in and Gary says we've been here before. I have no recollection at all so I head out to investigate while he takes a break.
The Barracks
The dining hall
and cozy sleeping quarters
A well stocked general Store
Lt. Colonel's House
Surgeon's Quarters
Site of two infantry barracks
Artillery House
The Jail
Administration Building Ruins
Captain's Quarters
Old Bedlam - Left side is restored to Post headquarters 1863-64.
Right side is restored to 1850's Bachelors' Officers Quarters
Up on the Hill is the remains of the Rustic Hotel - built to serve the Gold Rushers who came to the Black Hills when gold was discovered in 1876. It also housed the Cheyenne and Black Hills Stage Company
On the way back we stop at the Laramie Army Iron Bridge.
A three-span bowstring through truss bridge over the North Platte River.
Built in 1875 by the King Iron Bridge Co
and back home
I researched my blog and did find that we stopped here back in October of 2015. I claim Autobiographical Amnesia!
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