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70-FortPierreChoteauAug2022

Fort Pierre Chouteau:

This is a historical monument, so no actual buildings, but has storyboards that share the historical significance of the site. Got pictures, and I do believe that we did a decent job of checking out the stuff in the Pierre area. Be a neat place to come back to and spend more time. Perhaps we will do the paddle wheeler on the river for dinner the next time we come through.

In the mid-1800s, Fort Pierre Chouteau was the largest trading post on the upper Missouri River, a thriving community of traders, trappers and Native Americans. Today, not much remains of the fort's wooden bastions or buildings, but the site is a National Historic Landmark.