Jacques Laramie is a Franco - Canadian pioneer, trapper , hunter and mountainman .
Little is known about his life. He first appeared on the territory of modern Wyoming around 1815 . Laramie organized in this region a group of free trappers who set traps on beavers and sold furs. In 1820 or 1821, he settled on the river, which now bears his name. After Laramie did not appear at the meeting of the mountainmen, a group of trappers went in search of him.
There are two versions of his death. One at a time, he was killed by the Arapaho Indians and his corpse was discovered on the Laramie River near a beaver dam. [1] According to another version, he was attacked by a grizzly bear .
Jacques Laramie became famous after his death. Many places in Wyoming are named after him, including Laramie County , the cities of Laramie and Fort Laramie .
Notes
- ↑ Jacques La Ramie (inaccessible link) . Date of treatment September 20, 2011. Archived February 25, 2010.
Links
- NPS Historical Handbook: Fort Laramie . National Park Service. Date of treatment August 22, 2006. Archived May 16, 2012.
- Jacques La Ramie (link unavailable) . Platte County Public Library (2000). Date of treatment October 10, 2008. Archived May 16, 2012.
- The Legendary Jacques La Ramee (Link not available) . Date of treatment October 10, 2008. Archived on September 8, 2008.