The rebuilt structure was named Fort John for John B. The owners of Fort William then enlarged the original fort and furnished it with bastions, blockhouses and loopholes. A post called Fort Platte is believed to have been built by rival trappers in 1841, about 1½ miles from Fort William and nearer the confluence of the Laramie and Platte Rivers. In 1835 they sold out to a syndicate of trappers, who shortly afterward sold it to the American Fur Company. In 1834, Robert Campbell and William Sublette founded a trading post on the Laramie River about 1½ above its junction with the North Platte River. Fort Laramie Station/Fort William/Fort Platte/Fort John (N42 12 38.0 W104 31 26.0) Beauvais … name was variously spelled “Bovery,” Bouvery,” “Boverie” and Bovey.ĥ6. Bordeaux, who was Station Tender in 1860. Beauvias and his Indian wife and children who witnessed the Grattan Massacre on August 19, 1854. Beauvias subsequently sold the property to James (or “Mato” as the Sioux called him) Bordeaux, who served at the Pony Express Station there in 1860 as its Station Tender. Located 13 miles from Cold Springs Station and 9 miles from Fort Laramie. The site had formerly been the trading post of French-Canadian George P. Roughly 23 miles inside Wyoming’s eastern border, is Verdling’s Ranch, the 48th westbound Pony Express Relay Point. Verdling’s/Bordeaux/Bedeau’s Ranch/Beauvias/Fort Benard Station It was located 12 miles from Horse Creek Station in Nebraska and 13 miles from Verdling’s Ranch Station.ĥ5. A Frenchman by the name of Regnal was Station Tender.
No one knows how long they flowed but in semi-arid wilderness such as this country then was, they must have been known far and wide, for nature has no finer, more refreshing gift or both man or beast than a drink of cold pure water after long hours or days on a hot dusty trail.It is therefore not surprising that when the Pony Express was launched, these cold springs became the site of one of its stations. Near this spot up until about a half a century ago, there was a cluster of famous cold springs. Cold Springs/Spring Ranch/Torrington Station (N42 01 55.0 W104 09 03.0) However, visible trail remnants can be seen from Independence Rock to Farson, Wyoming.54. Other portions have been obliterated by highway construction. While much of the NHT corridor in Wyoming is undisturbed, some portions have been improved and are now two-track or graded roads.
Highway turnouts near many of the sites contain interpretive markers and provide excellent vantage points from which to view the trail corridor and the surrounding countryside. In addition to the above, there are numerous state stops, telegraph stations, military posts and river crossings that played an important role in the history of the trails. Important historical sites along the trail include Independence Rock, Devil's Gate, Split Rock, Ice Slough, Rocky Ridge, Willie's Handcart Disaster Site, South Pass and Parting of the Ways. The trails facilitated a major part of the westward expansion of the United States during the 19th century and area a major part of the colorful history of the Rocky Mountain west. In addition, the landscape surrounding this segment looks virtually the same as it did 150 years ago when the first emigrants passed through the area. This portion of the trail corridor has special significance because it contains many miles of well-preserved trail and numerous nationally recognized sites. Four National Historic Trails (NHTs), the Oregon, Mormon Pioneer, California, and Pony Express, share the same corridor through central Wyoming known as the South Pass region.
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