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Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site
(North Dakota and Montana)
This site contains a reconstructed fort looking like
the original one that the American Fur Company had
as a trading post on the Upper Missouri River. It
was the most important fur trading post on that river
from 1828 to 1867. When you enter the fort, to your
left is the "trading room." In the original fort, this is
where furs would be purchased in exchange for
other useful items needed by the Indians. The native
tribes who traded at the fort included the
Assiniboine, Crow, Cree, Ojibway, and Blackfeet.
Sometimes the park rangers dress up in
reenactment of the types of people who worked or
traded at the fort. The site's Junior Ranger badge,
unlike most, is three-colored. It's also unique in that
instead of having "National Historic Site in a circle it
says "American Fur Company."
Contact Information
Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site
15550 Hwy 1804
Williston, ND 58801
Link to the National Park Service Website page for
this site.
(North Dakota and Montana)
This site contains a reconstructed fort looking like
the original one that the American Fur Company had
as a trading post on the Upper Missouri River. It
was the most important fur trading post on that river
from 1828 to 1867. When you enter the fort, to your
left is the "trading room." In the original fort, this is
where furs would be purchased in exchange for
other useful items needed by the Indians. The native
tribes who traded at the fort included the
Assiniboine, Crow, Cree, Ojibway, and Blackfeet.
Sometimes the park rangers dress up in
reenactment of the types of people who worked or
traded at the fort. The site's Junior Ranger badge,
unlike most, is three-colored. It's also unique in that
instead of having "National Historic Site in a circle it
says "American Fur Company."
Contact Information
Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site
15550 Hwy 1804
Williston, ND 58801
Link to the National Park Service Website page for
this site.
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