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Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site
Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site is a sightseeing stop in Williston, ND. Cost: free.
15550 Highway 1804 · Williston, ND
Why you should go…
From 1829 to 1867 this was the most important fur trading post on the upper Missouri River, capitalized by John Jacob Astor's American Fur Company. Today you walk through a partial reconstruction rebuilt to reflect the fort in 1851, when the buffalo robe trade peaked. The visitor center and museum sit in the Bourgeois House, and the trade house, trade room and clerk's office open seasonally. No entrance pass is required.
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