Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site

Williston, North Dakota

Fort Union Trading Post sign. Photo by author.

We had already driven north to the Theodore Roosevelt National Park north unit entrance in North Dakota, and were only 60 miles away from this national historic site, so we made the trip on up to Williston.

What a neat experience it is to drive through the vast open prairie and see an old fur trading post appear.

Fort Union Trading Post. Photo by author.

According to NPS.gov, Fort Union was one of the most important and profitable fur trading posts on the Upper Missouri River between 1828 and 1867.

Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site (U.S. National Park Service)

Indian teepees at Fort Union. Photo by author.

Several local Indian tribes exchanged large buffalo hides and smaller furs like beaver and rabbit, for a mixture of goods from all over the world.