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Get InspiredNorth AmericaUnited StatesNorth DakotaWillistonFort Union Trading Post National Historic Site

Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site

US
National Historic Site·Educational, Historic, Quiet, Expansive
Viewing Fort Union Trading Post from the Missouri River bottoms one can imagine how grandiose the site would appear to weary steamboat travelers.
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Volunteer reenactors relax on the Bourgeois House porch
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Ranging from employee housing, workshops, storage warehouses, domestic animal pens and horse corrals, the courtyard housed the world at Fort Union.
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Visitors hiking the scenic Bodmer Trail experience a historical view of Fort Union, and the same view painted by Karl Bodmer in 1833.
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During the height of the spring trade season camps from various Upper Missouri Tribes would fill the plateau around Fort Union.
Photo by from Nps
Viewing Fort Union Trading Post from the Missouri River bottoms one can imagine how grandiose the site would appear to weary steamboat travelers.
Photo by from Nps
Volunteer reenactors relax on the Bourgeois House porch
Photo by from Nps
Ranging from employee housing, workshops, storage warehouses, domestic animal pens and horse corrals, the courtyard housed the world at Fort Union.
Photo by from Nps
Visitors hiking the scenic Bodmer Trail experience a historical view of Fort Union, and the same view painted by Karl Bodmer in 1833.
Photo by from Nps
During the height of the spring trade season camps from various Upper Missouri Tribes would fill the plateau around Fort Union.
Photo by from Nps

Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site stands as a faithful reconstruction of the most significant fur trade post on the Upper Missouri River. Operating between 1828 and 1867, this site served as a vital hub where the Assiniboine and other Northern Plains Tribes traded buffalo robes for global goods. Today, visitors can explore the impressive Bourgeois House and other period-accurate structures to gain a deeper understanding of the complex social and economic interactions of the frontier. The site provides a unique educational experience, blending architectural history with the stories of the diverse people who met here. It remains a landmark destination for those seeking to understand the early commercial history of the American West.

Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site stands as a faithful reconstruction of the most significant fur trade post on the Upper Missouri River. Operating between 1828 and 1867, this site served as a vital hub where the Assiniboine and other Northern Plains Tribes traded buffalo robes for global goods. Today, visitors can explore the impressive Bourgeois House and other period-accurate structures to gain a deeper understanding of the complex social and economic interactions of the frontier. The site provides a unique educational experience, blending architectural history with the stories of the diverse people who met here. It remains a landmark destination for those seeking to understand the early commercial history of the American West.

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Address
15550 Highway 1804
Websitenps.gov
Phone7015729083

Highlights

  • Faithful reconstruction of a 19th-century fur trade post.

  • Bourgeois House featuring period-accurate architecture.

  • Educational insights into Assiniboine and Northern Plains tribal history.

  • Scenic location along the Upper Missouri River.

Best For

History buffs and families interested in the American frontier.

Currency

USD $

Time of Day

Lunch

Occasion Tags

Educational, Family, Tourists

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Location

Williston, North Dakota, United States
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