Fort Laramie in Goshen County, Wyoming — The American West (Mountains)

Magazine

(Built in 1849)

Photographed By Bill Coughlin, August 2, 2015

1. Magazine Marker

Inscription.
Restored here to the 1850-1862 period, the magazine is among the oldest surviving structures at Fort Laramie. It was during this early period that George Balch, 1st Lieutenant, Ordnance Corps, sent the following report to the Assistant Adjutant General:
“I find all the ordnance property with the exception of the field guns and their carriages stored in the magazine arranged with much order and preserved with great care. The different kinds of ammunition piled together in such positions as to be easily reached, and the artillery implements and equipments, the small arms and their equipments properly disposed of on shelves and in boxes . . . ”

Erected by National Park Service.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Forts and Castles.

Location. 42° 12.2′ N, 104° 33.5′ W. Marker is in Fort Laramie, Wyoming, in Goshen County. Marker can be reached from State Highway 160, on the left when traveling west. Marker is located at Fort Laramie National Historic Site. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Fort Laramie WY 82212, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. “Officers Row” (within shouting distance of this marker); Infantry Barracks (within shouting

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distance of this marker); Old Bedlam (within shouting distance of this marker); John (Portugee) Phillips (within shouting distance of this marker); The Sutler’s Store (within shouting distance of this marker); A Father’s Grief . . . A Soldier’s Honor (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Pony Express (about 300 feet away); a different marker also named The Pony Express (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fort Laramie.

More about this marker. Pictures of items that would be stored in the magazine appear on the marker. These include rifles, simple shell, shell & spherical case, canister, solid shell, gunner’s haversack, gun worm, tow hook, vent pick, and sponge and rammer for a 3-nch rifle.

Also see . . . Fort Laramie National Historic Site. (Submitted on August 11, 2015, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.)

Photographed By Bill Coughlin, August 2, 2015

2. Magazine Marker

Marker at Fort Laramie image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Bill Coughlin, August 2, 2015

3. Marker at Fort Laramie

Inside the Magazine at Fort Laramie image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Bill Coughlin, August 2, 2015

4. Inside the Magazine at Fort Laramie

Cannon and Limber at Fort Laramie image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Bill Coughlin, August 2, 2015

5. Cannon and Limber at Fort Laramie

These guns would be stored outside of the magazine.

Credits. This page was last revised on March 10, 2021. It was originally submitted on August 11, 2015, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 336 times since then and 10 times this year. Last updated on March 9, 2021, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on August 11, 2015, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.