Cabanne's Trading Post

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Cabanne's Trading Post was established in 1822 by the American Fur Company as Fort Robidoux, named for the fur trapper Joseph Robidoux.

1 History
2 See also
3 References
4 Related publications
5 External links

[edit] History

Soon after it was opened the post became known as 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 gained a reputation early.

Prince Paul, Duke of Wurttemberg, who toured the Louisiana Purchase extensively, visited the Post in 1823 and wrote highly, praising Cabanne and the accomodations.^[1] 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). ^[2]

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.^[3]

Cabanne's is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is located on the Lewis and Clark Scenic Byway.

[edit] See also

[edit] References

^ Mattes, M.(n.d.) Fur Traders and Trail Blazers: Joseph Robidoux BrokenClaw.Net
^ (n.d.) Nebraska National Historic Sites Nebraska History Society.
^ Reeves, R. (n.d.) Douglas County History University of Nebraska.

[edit] 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.