Historical Markers in Fair Haven, Missouri

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Historical Markers in Fair Haven, Missouri

1 ► Missouri, Vernon County, Fair Haven — Archaeology —

The main source for information about the Osage Indians' daily life is in the ground beneath us. Like pages of a book, archaeology can reveal stories about who the people were and how they lived. Information is revealed not only by the . . . — — Map (db m61399) HM

2 ► Missouri, Vernon County, Fair Haven — Changing Life Styles —

American Attitudes Toward The Osage In March 1804, the United States took possession of the Louisiana Territory, almost doubling the size of the United States. This provided growing space for an expanding population. The Lewis and Clark . . . — — Map (db m61396) HM

3 ► Missouri, Vernon County, Fair Haven — Encounter With Europeans: The Change Begins —

Marquette and Joliet The first reference to the Osage Indians was in 1673 when Louis Joliet and Father Jacques Marquette descended the Mississippi River from the Great Lakes and stopped at the mouth of the Missouri River. They collected . . . — — Map (db m61381) HM

4 ► Missouri, Vernon County, Fair Haven — Osage Sites in the Area —

The small area (about 12 by 10 miles) where Osage Village State Historic Site is located, contains almost all of the Osage sites and early French and American sites relating to the Osage in Missouri. 1. Osage Village Site The site on . . . — — Map (db m61407) HM

5 ► Missouri, Vernon County, Fair Haven — The Osage and the Fur Trade —

Hunting and furs were already important factors in the Osage way of life and Europeans capitalized on this. By trading furs for articles manufactured by Europeans, both groups got something they wanted. While the Indians got kettles, axes, hoes, . . . — — Map (db m61382) HM

6 ► Missouri, Vernon County, Fair Haven — The Osage Indians —

The small hill to your right was once the site of an Osage Indian village. More than 300 years ago, this site would have been covered with large, rectangular homes for a tribe of people who have become a symbol of history on the prairie. This . . . — — Map (db m40960) HM

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