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Articles related to "Missouri Fur Company"
Old Fort Benton The building of the original Fort Benton by the newly reconstructed Missouri Fur Company under the direction of Joshua Pilcher was due to Mexico’s 1821 independence from Spain as well as the continued interest in trapping in the Mexican mountains. The aim of the fort’s owners was to establish trade with the Blackfeet Indians. fort benton • montana • missouri fur company • joshua pilcher • manuel lisa
JOE MEEK BECOMES A MOUNTAIN MAN Joe Meek was a very young man when he left his Virginia home for the west. In St. Louis he saw many wonderful sites but what caught his eye most were the mountain men. After sighing on with Bill Sublette's fur company Joe learned just what kind of a man it took to become a mountain man. joe • meek • sublette • st. louis • cumberland
MANUEL LISA: A Scoundrel Among Scoundrels Spaniard Manuel Lisa was known for his sly and underhanded business dealings in Saint Louis, Missouri. But Lisa was not the only scoundrel of the day. Some of his opposition, back in the early 1800's, included Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, and the Chouteaus of the founding French family of Saint Louis. The contention between Lisa and the Chouteaus concerned the fur trade with the Osage Indians. manuel lisa • missouri fur company • lewis • clark • chouteaus
Early Established Forts In the 1820s, the race was on to establish fur-trading locations in the western reaches. As a result, Forts Cedar, Vanderburgh, Kiowa, and Benton were established. During this time, and a little earlier in other locations, Forts Bellefontaine, Clark, Kaskasia, and Osage were established. fort • atkinson • bellefontaine • cedar • recovery
Fur Trade and the Impact on the Otoe Nation A timeline and history of the fur trade and the impact on the Otoe Nation fur trade • mountain men • native american alcoholism • trappers
John Colter, Mountain Man John Colter was one of the earliest men to become known as a mountain man. After spending three years with the Lewis and Clark expedition, Colter went back into the wild to hunt and trap. He is generally credited with discovering the Yellowstone geysers and hot springs. john colter • yellowstone • blackfeet • manuel lisa • lewis and clark
More than Sacagawea's Husband Toussaint Charbonneau is usually mentioned only as Sacagawea's husband by historians and scholars. In fact, he lived a full, eventful, and often unscrupulous life. toussaint charbonneau • sacagawea's husband • lewis and clark expedition • jean-baptiste charbonneau • hidatsa villages
WESTWARD HO! The Cats A cat is taken along on Manuel Lisa’s 1812 fur trapping voyage up the Missouri River. The cat’s duty was to keep mice from destroying the food provisions. cat • great • american • plains • kion
General Timeline for the Otoe A general timeline of the history of the Otoe. Please pick out an event you would like to know more about! otoe • native american history • timeline |
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