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Bordeaux Trading Post
42.8236° N, -102.9242° E
About
The Bordeaux Trading Post near Chadron, Nebraska was built during 1845–46 by James Bordeaux. It has been reconstructed faithfully, in the same location with the same post-holes, using weathered old lumber from a nearby ranchhouse. It is now the Museum of the Fur Trade. In 1972 the post was listed as an archeological site, with potential for information to be gleaned in the future, on the National Register of Historic Places.
Historical Timeline
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Post established
fall 1837
Construction by James Bordeaux
1845–46
Army purchase of Fort Laramie
1849
Bordeaux goes independent and raid
1849
Bordeaux abandons western interests
1872
Boucher caught with ammunition
August 1876
Bordeaux death
1878
Post in ruins by railroad arrival
1885
Reconstruction and opening
1956
State historical marker placed
1967
Listed on National Register
1972
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Domestic and Habitation Structures
Food Production and Processing Features
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