Downtown in St. Louis, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Traders and Tribes
Jefferson National Expansion Memorial
— National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior —
Photographed By Darren Jefferson Clay, November 23, 2023
1. Traders and Tribes Marker
Inscription.
Traders and Tribes. Jefferson National Expansion Memorial. Fur traders and tribes built strong partnerships over time. Traders relied on American Indians to trap and shoot who animals in exchange for blankets, guns, iron cookware, and other goods. Governments controlled trade through licenses that often kept trading rights within a family. The Chouteau family founded the city of St. Louis. They were one of the city's first fur-trading families and began trading with the Osage in 1764. Families who arrived later had to go further west to find trading partners. Joseph Robidoux, arriving in 1770, pushed west along the Missouri River where he met other tribes and new trading posts. These settlements gave way to towns that still exist today, such as St. Joseph, Missouri, Omaha, Nebraska, and Pierre, South Dakota.
Fur traders and tribes built strong partnerships over time. Traders relied on American Indians to trap and shoot who animals in exchange for blankets, guns, iron cookware, and other goods. Governments controlled trade through licenses that often kept trading rights within a family. The Chouteau family founded the city of St. Louis. They were one of the city's first fur-trading families and began trading with the Osage in 1764. Families who arrived later had to go further west to find trading partners. Joseph Robidoux, arriving in 1770, pushed west along the Missouri River where he met other tribes and new trading posts. These settlements gave way to towns that still exist today, such as St. Joseph, Missouri, Omaha, Nebraska, and Pierre, South Dakota.
Erected by National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior.
Location. 38° 37.401′ N, 90° 11.108′ W. Marker is in St. Louis, Missouri. It is in Downtown. Marker can be reached from South Leonor K Sullivan Boulevard north of Poplar Street, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map
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. Marker is at or near this postal address: 200 S Leonor K Sullivan Blvd, Saint Louis MO 63102, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Photographed By Darren Jefferson Clay, November 23, 2023
2. Traders and Tribes Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on December 18, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 28, 2023, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 40 times since then and 6 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on December 11, 2023, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
