Cabanne's Trading Post was established in
1822 by the
American Fur Company as
Fort Robidoux, named for the
fur trapper Joseph Robidoux. Soon after it was opened the post became known as "French Company".
[1] It was also called Cabanne's Post, named after its operator, John Pierre Cabanne. Located 10 miles north of
Omaha, Nebraska, six miles south of
Fort Atkinson, and 2 miles south of
Fort Lisa, Cabanne's Post was an important factor in relations between the United States and
Native American tribes in the Louisiana Purchase. The
Cabanne Archaeological Site was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places in 1972.
[2]
History
Prince Paul, Duke of Wurttemberg, who toured the
Louisiana Purchase extensively, visited the Post in 1823 and wrote highly, praising Cabanne and the accommodations.
[3] Cabanne was a notorious recruiter for the American Fur Company, and among his many recruits was the man whom
La Barge, Wyoming was named after. Cabanne continued operating the post until 1833.
Consisting of a row of storehouses, shops, and houses, in 1833 a Joshua Pilcher assumed command of the post until it was abandoned in the early 1840s. The post's success was bolstered in part by its ability to provision the garrison at nearby Ft. Atkinson (1819-27).
[4]
Cabanne's was operated until the early 1840's, successful in part because of its proximity to Fort Atkinson, to whom it supplied provisions. The site of Cabanne's Trading Post is today located north of Dodge Park by
Florence in
North Omaha.
Shortly after 1840 operations moved to
Fontenelle's Post in the
Bellevue, Nebraska-area and placed under the management of Peter A. Sarpy.
[5]
Cabanne's is listed on the
National Register of Historic Places and is located on the Lewis and Clark Scenic Byway.
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References
Related publications
- Dictionary of American History by James Truslow Adams, New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1940.
- Jensen, M. (1999) The Fontenelle and Cabanné Trading Posts: The History and Archeology of Two Missouri River Sites, 1822-1838 Nebraska State Historical Society.
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Joseph Robidoux III (1783 – 1868) established the Blacksnake Hills Trading Post that eventually became St. Joseph, Missouri.
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