This building is not the most famous -- Old Bedlam, the bachelor officers' quarters, holds that distinction -- but it's equally important, because this was the cavalry barracks.
You'll note that there's a covered wagon to the left of the barracks, a reminder that Fort Laramie was a key stop on the Oregon Trail.
What you don't see is a stockade fence or, for that matter, any kind of fencing. Hollywood did not use this fort as the model for all those westerns.
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