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

The Sutler’s Store

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, August 2, 2015

1. The Sutler’s Store Marker

Inscription.
Parts of this building date from the earliest periods at Fort Laramie. The adobe portion on the left, built in 1849, housed the Post Sutler’s Store.

In 1852, the right section was added and used at various times as the Sutler’s office, the Post Office and a game room. The photograph shows an 1887 view.

The rear portion was built in 1883. The Enlisted Men’s Bar and a public saloon were on the right; the Officers Club on the left.
RIGHT: The Sutler’s Store in 1875. (courtesy University of Wyoming archives and Western History Dept.)

Erected by National Park Service.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Forts and Castles. A significant historical year for this entry is 1849.

Location. 42° 12.21′ N, 104° 33.45′ W. Marker is in Fort Laramie, Wyoming, in Goshen County. It 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.

Regionally, this marker is in Wyoming’s Laramie Basin and in the Westward

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Expansion Trails Region.

It is also in the American Mountain West,

on the Great Plains,

and specifically on the High Plains.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Louisiana Purchase.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Old Bedlam (a few steps from this marker); The Pony Express (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named The Pony Express (within shouting distance of this marker); Transcontinental Telegraph (within shouting distance of this marker); Fort Laramie (within shouting distance of this marker); “Officers Row” (within shouting distance of this marker); Infantry Barracks (within shouting distance of this marker); Magazine (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fort Laramie.

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. The Sutler’s Store Marker

Marker at Fort Laramie image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, August 2, 2015

3. Marker at Fort Laramie

The Sutler’s Store image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, August 2, 2015

4. The Sutler’s Store

Post Office in the Sutler’s Store image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, August 2, 2015

5. Post Office in the Sutler’s Store

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, August 2, 2015

6. Game Room

Enlisted Men’s Bar image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, August 2, 2015

7. Enlisted Men’s Bar

Officers Club image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, August 2, 2015

8. Officers Club

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on August 11, 2015, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 942 times since then and 30 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8. submitted on August 11, 2015, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.