Special Report to Regional Landscape Architect, Region II
Hill WG. 1940. Special Report to Regional Landscape Architect, Region II. Historic Structure Report. U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service. Omaha, Nebraska
Originally established as a private fur trading fort in 1834, Fort Laramie evolved into the largest and best known military post on the Northern Plains before its abandonment in 1890. This “grand old post” witnessed the entire sweeping saga of America’s western expansion and Indian resistance to encroachment on their territories. Abandoned as an Army Post in 1890, Fort Laramie was proclaimed a National Monument in 1938. At the time of proclamation, the Fort stood with only eleven structures having roofs and nine ruins remaining of the ninety-four buildings originally comprising the post. The report works off the existing proposition to retain the buildings and ruins in essentially the same condition as at the time the area became a National Monument. However, the report notes the need to perform repair work in order to retain the structures. This report concerns the condition of buildings and ruins at Fort Laramie National Monument, together with suggestions on methods for stabilization and preservation of walls and structures.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Hill, Wilfred
- Date of Issue
- 1940-10-16
- Publisher
- U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service
- Units
- FOLA , IMR
- Keywords
- fort, frontier, ruins, stabilization