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*'''1807: '''[http://thefurtrapper.com/ Fur trading] post establish November 1807 at the junction of the Big Horn and Yellowstone Rivers. | *'''1807: '''[http://thefurtrapper.com/ Fur trading] post establish November 1807 at the junction of the Big Horn and Yellowstone Rivers. | ||
*'''1825: '''Beginning of annual Mountain Man [http://thefurtrapper.com/?s=rendezvous Rendezvous]. | *'''1825: '''Beginning of annual Mountain Man [http://thefurtrapper.com/?s=rendezvous Rendezvous]. | ||
*'''1834:''' | *'''1834:''' [http://oregontrail101.com/ftlaramie.html Fort Laramie] was established as a supply depot on the [http://www.furtrade.org/ Oregon Trail fur trade] route. It became an army post in 1849, and remained in use until 1890. An [http://www.dickshovel.com/1868.html 1868 map of Fort Laramie Treaty Land] is available online.<br> | ||
*'''1840's-1850s:''' Emigrants went west over the [http://oregontrail101.com/ Oregon Trail] through what is now central Wyoming. In 1850, more than 40,000 emigrants passed through Fort Laramie. | *'''1840's-1850s:''' Emigrants went west over the [http://oregontrail101.com/ Oregon Trail] through what is now central Wyoming. In 1850, more than 40,000 emigrants passed through Fort Laramie. | ||
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*'''1843:''' [http://oregontrail101.com/ftbridger.html Fort Bridger] was established. | *'''1843:''' [http://oregontrail101.com/ftbridger.html Fort Bridger] was established. | ||
*'''1847:''' Latter-day Saint migration to Utah. Latter-day Saint (Mormon) [http://www.lds.org/gospellibrary/pioneer/23_North_Platte_River.html ferry established on North Platte River]. | *'''1847:''' Latter-day Saint migration to Utah. Latter-day Saint (Mormon) [http://www.lds.org/gospellibrary/pioneer/23_North_Platte_River.html ferry established on North Platte River]. | ||
*'''1849-1850:''' Gold fever also hit the Cherokee Indians. Many Cherokees left their reservation in Oklahoma and headed west with hopes to find fortunes of gold in California. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cherokee_Trail The Cherokee trail] began in Tahlequah, Oklahoma then though Colorado before joining the California/Oregon Trail at Fort Bridger, Wyoming.<ref> Federal Writers' Project (Or, Federal Writers' Project); ''The Oregon Trail; the Missouri River to the Pacific Ocean.'' Published by US History Publishers, 1977 | *'''1849-1850:''' Gold fever also hit the Cherokee Indians. Many Cherokees left their reservation in Oklahoma and headed west with hopes to find fortunes of gold in California. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cherokee_Trail The Cherokee trail] began in Tahlequah, Oklahoma then though Colorado before joining the California/Oregon Trail at Fort Bridger, Wyoming.<ref> Federal Writers' Project (Or, Federal Writers' Project); ''The Oregon Trail; the Missouri River to the Pacific Ocean.'' Published by US History Publishers, 1977. Page 83. {{WorldCat|17651801|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}.</ref> | ||
*'''1851:''' A treaty was signed near Fort Laramie, the Indians would allow access to wagon trains on the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oregon_Trail Oregon Trail], the building of roads, and forts. | *'''1851:''' A treaty was signed near Fort Laramie, the Indians would allow access to wagon trains on the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oregon_Trail Oregon Trail], the building of roads, and forts. | ||
*'''1853:''' [http://mormonhistoricsites.org/fort-supply/ Ft. Supply], first agricultural settlement, established by Latter-day Saints near Ft. Bridger. Deserted and burned in 1857. | *'''1853:''' [http://mormonhistoricsites.org/fort-supply/ Ft. Supply], first agricultural settlement, established by Latter-day Saints near Ft. Bridger. Deserted and burned in 1857. | ||