Oregon Trail in Fort Laramie -- US 26, downtown Fort Laramie WY
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N 42° 12.775 W 104° 31.010
13T E 539881 N 4673529
A 1926 official Oregon Trail medallion marker in downtown Fort Laramie, at the Visitor Information Center
Waymark Code: WMK2VA
Location: Wyoming, United States
Date Posted: 02/04/2014
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member lumbricus
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This official Oregon Trail marker has the beautiful medallion designed by James Earl Fraser in a concrete base. It stands along US 26 in the lawn of the Fort Laramie visitor Center downtown.

For more on James Earle Fraser, see here: (visit link)

For the Oregon Trail, see here: (visit link)

The marker reads as follows:

"[OT medallion]

To all Pioneers
who passed this way
To win and hold the West

Trail Crossed
one mile south of this point

Erected by
Ft. Laramie citizens and friends
1932"
Marker Name: Oregon Trail

Marker Type: City

Addtional Information:
At the Fort Laramie visitor center on US 26


Group Responsible for Placement: Oregon Trail Association

Date Dedicated: 1932

Web link(s) for additional information: [Web Link]

Marker Number: Not listed

Visit Instructions:
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