Near Wheatland in Platte County, Wyoming — The American West (Mountains)

Jacques La Ramie

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, September 19, 2015

1. Jacques La Ramie Marker

Inscription. In Honor of
Jacques La Ramie
Free trapper,
who came to this region around 1815
and met an unknown fate,
probably at the hands of Indians,
about 1820, on one of
the rivers bearing his name
between which this monument stands.
Tradition says he was an honest, just,
and courageous leader and trader.
His name is perpetuated by
three Laramie Rivers, Fort Laramie,
the Laramie Plains, Laramie Peak,
Laramie City, and Laramie County.

Erected 1941 by Historical Landmark Commission of Wyoming.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Settlements & Settlers • Waterways & Vessels.

Location. 42° 7.788′ N, 104° 56.178′ W. Marker is near Wheatland, Wyoming, in Platte County. It is at the intersection of North Wheatland Highway (State Highway 320 at milepost 4.5) and East Laramie River Road on North Wheatland Highway. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 470 North Wheatland Highway, Wheatland WY 82201, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker

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is in Wyoming’s Laramie Basin and in the Westward 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 12 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Dedicated to the Platte County Service Men and Service Women (approx. 5.1 miles away); Platte County Courthouse (approx. 5.2 miles away); Open Spaces Sustained by Agriculture (approx. 8.4 miles away); No Greater Love (approx. 8.4 miles away); Wildlife Diversity (approx. 8.4 miles away); Empire, an African American Homesteader Community (approx. 8.4 miles away); Laramie Peak (approx. 8.4 miles away); Rifle Pit Hill (approx. 12.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Wheatland.

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, September 19, 2015

2. Jacques La Ramie Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on December 28, 2019. It was originally submitted on January 9, 2016, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 1,236 times since then and 51 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 9, 2016, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California.