Sounds along the byway...fur traders bringing their goods. Marker

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Trading Post in Linn County, Kansas — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Sounds along the byway...fur traders bringing their goods.
Frontier Military Scenic Byway

Sounds along the byway...fur traders bringing their goods. Marker Photo, Click for full size

By William Fischer, Jr., August 2, 2010

1. Sounds along the byway...fur traders bringing their goods. Marker

Inscription.
In 1825, Cyprian Chouteau, of the Chouteau family that founded St. Louis, Missouri, came to this area to open a trading post. The Choteau family members were extensive fur traders in the Missouri River Valley and present-day eastern Kansas and Oklahoma. Fur, whiskey and pro- and anti-slavery barbs were traded. The town of Trading Post remains today.

Erected 2010 by Frontier Military Scenic Byway.

Location. 38° 15.531′ N, 94° 40.311′ W. Marker is in Trading Post, Kansas, in Linn County. Click for map. Marker is at the Kansas DOT rest area, located about 1500 feet SSE of the intersection of US Highway 69 and Kansas Highway 52. Marker is in this post office area: Pleasanton KS 66075, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Sounds along the byway...auto, trucks and buses. (a few steps from this marker); Sounds along the byway...saws, picks and axes. (a few steps from this marker); Sounds along the roadway...soldiers on the move. (within shouting distance of this marker); Sounds along the byway...anxiety and anticipation in the creak of wagon wheels. (within shouting distance of this marker); Sounds from the past...hoof beats and heartbeats. (within shouting distance of this marker); Sounds of the byway...moccasins and tears. (within shouting distance of this marker); Marais Du Cygne Martyrs Memorial (approx. 0.7 miles away); Marais des Cygnes Massacre (approx. 0.7 miles away). Click for a list of all markers in Trading Post.

By William Fischer, Jr., August 2, 2010

2. Sounds along the byway...fur traders bringing their goods. Marker

Also see . . .
1. Frontier Military Scenic Byway. (Submitted on August 2, 2010, by William Fischer, Jr. of Fort Scott, Kansas.)
2. The Chouteaus - Early Traders. (Submitted on August 2, 2010, by William Fischer, Jr. of Fort Scott, Kansas.)

Credits. This page originally submitted on August 2, 2010, by William Fischer, Jr. of Fort Scott, Kansas. This page has been viewed 320 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 2, 2010, by William Fischer, Jr. of Fort Scott, Kansas.