Jacques La RamĂ©e (June 8, 1784 â 1821) was a French-Canadian and MĂ©tis coureur des bois, frontiersman, trapper, fur trader, hunter, explorer, and mountain man who lived in what is now the U.S. state of Wyoming, having settled there in 1815. His name appears in several spellings, including La Ramee, LaramĂ©e, LaRamĂ©e, La Ramie, La Rami, La Remy, and Laramie. La RamĂ©e is credited as an early explorer of what is now called the Laramie River of Wyoming and Colorado. The city of Laramie, Wyoming, with an Americanized spelling, was later named for him.
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đ Jacques La Ramee in the context of Laramie River
The Laramie River is a tributary of the North Platte River, approximately 280 miles (450Â km) long, in the U.S. states of Colorado and Wyoming. The river was named for Jacques La Ramie, a fur trapper who visited the area in the early 19th century. Laramie County, Wyoming, the city of Laramie, and other geographical entities in the region have "Laramie" in their names.