Fort Clark Trading Post State Historic Site
Fort Clark Trading Post State Historic Site, Archaeological site in Mercer County, US.
Fort Clark Trading Post exhibits archaeological remains of earth-covered lodges, two trading posts, and an extensive cemetery on the Missouri River bluffs.
The Mandan tribe established their settlement in 1822, followed by the American Fur Company building Fort Clark Trading Post near their village in 1830.
The site contains over 2,200 surface features including house ruins and an unmarked cemetery with more than 800 graves from Native American settlements.
The North Dakota State Historical Society maintains the site, offering interpretive signs and self-guided tour brochures at the Civilian Conservation Corps kiosk.
The location received the first steamboat journey up the upper-Missouri River, the Yellowstone, which arrived in 1832 carrying 1,500 gallons of goods.
Location: Mercer County
GPS coordinates: 47.25194,-101.27528
Latest update: March 11, 2025 18:23
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