Population: 243

The Town of Fort Laramie Wyoming, 22 miles northwest of Torrington on U.S. Highway 26, has the oldest post office in Wyoming, dating back to the 1880s when the army was occupying the nearby fort. The town is named after the historic Fort Laramie, an important stop on the Oregon, California and Morman trails. Fort Laramie Wyoming was also a staging point for various military excursions. Now a national historic site, the Fort is located across the North Platte River from the current town, at the mouth of the Laramie River.

A mile south of town is an iron bridge built in 1875. Funded by a $15,000 congressional appropriation, the bridge ensured the establishment of the Cheyenne-Deadwood State and Express through the area. It remained the major route north for many years thereafter. A highway monument east of Ft. Laramie along U.S. 26 notes the site of the 1854 Grattan Massacre, one of the few Indian-white conflicts to occur in the vicinity of Fort Laramie.

Town of Fort Laramie Mayor Robert Melonuk
100 East Bliss St., PO Box 177
Fort Laramie, WY 82212
(307) 837-2711

Fort Laramie is part of the Goshen County School District.