They traveled along the Platte River, creating a new route on its north bank rather than risk encounters with other settlers on the Oregon ... loomed up past Fort Laramie, Wyoming.

they began to build a road from Fort Laramie in present-day Wyoming to the gold fields. They also constructed a series of forts to protect the road, which became known as the Bozeman Trail.

Nestled in the northwest corner of Wyoming ... along the Oregon Trail. Founded in 1834 by prominent fur trader William Sublette and partner Robert Campbell, Fort Laramie cycled through various ...