Fort Pierre Chouteau Site
N of Fort Pierre, Fort Pierre, South Dakota
Map
Coordinates:
+44.39084, -100.3830444°23'27" N, 100°22'59" W
Quadrangle map:Oahe Dam
Description
Perhaps the most significant fur trade/military fort on the western American frontier, Fort Pierre Chouteau was the largest (almost 300' square) and best equipped trading post in the northern Great Plains. Built in 1832 by John Jacob Astor's (1763-1848) American Fur Company as part of its expansion into the Upper Missouri region, the trading activities at the site exemplified the commercial alliance critical to the success of the fur business. -- National Historic Landmark statement of significance, July 17, 1991
National Register information
Note: The following information comes from the NRHP database and has not been verified.
- Status
- Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on April 3, 1976
- Reference number
- 76001756
- Areas of significance
- Military; Commerce; Archeology - Non-Aboriginal
- Level of significance
- National
- Evaluation criteria
- B - Person; A - Event; D - Information Potential
- Property type
- Site
- Historic functions
- Fortification; Military facility
- Current function
- Park
- Periods of significance
- 1825-1849; 1850-1874
- Significant years
- 1832; 1857