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Sep 15, 2022 · Between 1828 and 1867, Fort Union was the most important fur trade post on the Upper Missouri River. Here, the Assiniboine and six other Northern Plains Tribes exchanged buffalo robes and smaller furs for goods from around the world, including cloth, guns, blankets, and beads. A bastion of peaceful coexistence, the post annually traded over 25,000 buffalo robes and $100,000 in merchandise.
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Designated NHS. June 20, 1966. Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site is a partial reconstruction of the most important fur trading post on the upper Missouri River from 1829 to 1867. The fort site is about two miles from the confluence of the Missouri River and its tributary, the Yellowstone River, on the Dakota side of the North ...
Enjoy the most important fur trade post on the Upper Missouri River! Between 1828 and 1867, Fort Union peacefully traded with Assiniboine, Cree, Crow, Blackfeet, Ojibwa, Hidatsa, Mandan, Arikara and Sioux tribes for buffalo robes and smaller furs in exchange for cloth, guns, blankets, beads and other items.
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Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site , 15550 Highway 1804, Williston, ND. 58801. Copy Address. https://www.nps.gov/fous/index.htm. The Grandest Fort on the Upper Missouri River. Between 1828 and 1867, Fort Union was the most important fur trade post on the Upper Missouri River.
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May 21, 2021 · Located near the confluence of the Missouri and Yellowstone Rivers in Williston, North Dakota, Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site is a reconstruction of Fort Union, a prosperous trading post from 1828 to 1867.
For information about the park, visit the National Park Service website for Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site: nps.gov/fous. Fort Union Trading Post was the most important fur trading post on the upper Missouri from 1828 to 1867, where many tribes conducted trading.