Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site Visitor Study: Summer 2007
Littlejohn MA, Holmes N, Hollenhorst SJ. 2008. Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site Visitor Study: Summer 2007. Report 189. National Park Service, University of Idaho. Moscow, ID
Fort Union Trading Post was established in 1828 by the American Fur Company. It was not a government or military post, but a business, established for the specific purpose of doing business with the northern plains tribes. This trade business continued until 1867 making it the longest lasting American fur trading post.1 Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site (NHS), near Williston, North Dakota, was authorized on June 20, 1966. An annual Rendezvous event is held during four days in June. This report describes the results of a visitor study at Fort Union Trading Post NHS, during June 15 - July 13, 2007 by the National Park Service (NPS) Visitor Services Project (VSP), part of the Park Studies Unit (PSU) at the University of Idaho. During the survey period, the park was open 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Littlejohn, Margaret; Holmes, Nancy; Hollenhorst, Steven
- Date of Issue
- 2008-05
- Publisher
- National Park Service, University of Idaho
- Units
- EQD , FOUS , SSB
- Keywords
- focus group research, stakeholder (or public) survey research, visitor monitoring, Visitor Services Project, visitor survey research