National Historic Landmark

Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site Historic District Additional Documentation)

Williston, Williams County, North Dakota
Listed
October 14, 1966
Type
Site
Period
Civil War
Ref No.
66000103

About this property

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 Dakota/Montana border, 25 miles from Williston, North Dakota. In 1961, the site was designated by the Department of Interior as one of the earliest declared National Historic Landmarks in the United States. The National Park Service formally named it as Fort Union Trading Post to differentiate it from Fort Union National Monument, a historic frontier Army post in New Mexico. The historic site interprets how portions of the fort may have looked in 1851, based on archaeological excavations and contemporary drawings. Among the sources were drawings by Swiss artist Rudolf Kurz, who worked as the post clerk in 1851.

Location

1550 Highway 1804
Williston, Williams County, North Dakota
48.00107, -104.04312

Categories

EXPLORATION/SETTLEMENTARCHEOLOGY-HISTORIC ABORIGINALARCHEOLOGY-HISTORIC NON-ABORIGINALCOMMERCETRANSPORTATIONPOLITICS/GOVERNMENTSCIENCEARTETHNIC HERITAGE-NATIVE AMERICANETHNIC HERITAGE-OTHER-ETHNIC
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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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When was Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site Historic District Additional Documentation) listed on the National Register?

Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site Historic District Additional Documentation) was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on October 14, 1966.

What type of historic resource is Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site Historic District Additional Documentation)?

Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site Historic District Additional Documentation) is classified as a site in the National Register of Historic Places.

Is Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site Historic District Additional Documentation) a National Historic Landmark?

Yes. Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site Historic District Additional Documentation) has been designated a National Historic Landmark (NHL), the highest level of federal recognition for historic properties in the United States.

What is the period of significance for Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site Historic District Additional Documentation)?

The period of significance for Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site Historic District Additional Documentation) is recorded as the civil_war era.

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