There are literally hundreds of
Old West
forts across the
American
West,
ranging from military posts, to fortresses established by fur trading
companies, to private enterprises built solely to protect the pioneers
within. Though many of these old
forts
are long gone, there are dozens of
others that continue to stand, some restored and some in ruins, across the
vast west.
* * * *
"Fort Laramie is one of the posts established
by the American Fur Company, who
well-nigh monopolized the Indian trade
of this whole region."
-- Francis Parkman
|

Fort Griffin,
Texas
Administration Building, June, 2007,
Kathy Weiser.
This image available for
photographic prints
and downloads
HERE! |