Glassy conditions on Jackson Lake in Grand Teton National Park. (Photos by the author) Fort Laramie is the oldest town in Wyoming, having first been settled as Fort Williams in the 1830s and “bought” by the U.S. government in 1849. It was the perfect place to start my 1,500-mile Wyoming motorcycle ride around the Cowboy State. Just 3 miles away is the Fort Laramie National Historic Site, which in the 1800s was the fort that anchored all the small outposts along the Oregon Trail and was a stop for the wagon trains headed west. Abandoned in 1890, it became part of the National Park Service in 1938 and has been restored and preserved. It’s a great place to explore and learn about the Old West. Atlantic City is one of several ghost towns in Wyoming that had their heyday during mining booms in the 1800s. From Fort Laramie,… ...[TheTopNews] Read More.
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