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| Format | Journal Article |
|---|---|
| Author, Analytic | Moore, Jocelyn |
| Title, Analytic | Four Swiss at Fort Laramie |
| Journal Title | Swiss American Historical Society Review |
| Date of Publication | Nov. 2024 |
| Volume ID | 60 |
| Issue ID | 3 |
| Location in Work | 32-59, ill. |
| URL | https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/sahs_review/vol60/iss3/4/ |
| Abstract | Fort Laramie, Wyoming Territory, began as a frontier fur trading post in the 1830s and was purchased by he United States government in 1849. It is estimated that over three hundred thousand people passed the fort during their migration westward. Of the multitude, many were Swiss, including Private Jacob Haudenschild, Sergeant Leodegar Schnyder, Dr. Rudolph B. Hitz and Captain Alfred von Wattenwyl. |
| Call Number | MKI Periodicals |
| MKI Terms | Swiss Americans/ United States -- History/ 19th century |