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Union stands on the north bank of the Missouri 2 1/2 miles west of
Ft. Buford State Historic Site and Confluence Center. ND HWY 1804
west from Buford takes you there. John Jacob Astor's American Fur
Company constructed the fort as a trading post in 1828. The Corp,
with a good wind at its back, moved quickly up the Missouri (right,
flowing past the fort) not noting the spot as a good fort site. However,
the LC Expedition made the expansion of the fur trade possible. Left,
The fort wall and main gate. Top right, Bourgeois House. |
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