Fort Union National Historic Landmark Nomination (Updated Documentation)
Emmons A, Catton T, Caywood J, Beery D, Sanford D, Noble VE. 2015. Fort Union National Historic Landmark Nomination (Updated Documentation). National Historic Landmark Nominations. 66000103_NHL. National Park Service. Washington, DC
This document is updated National Historic Landmark (NHL) documentation for the Fort Union National Historic Landmark in Williams and McKenzie Counties, North Dakota, and Roosevelt and Richland Counties, Montana. The updated NHL nomination for the Fort Union NHL documents its national significance under NHL Criteria 1 and 6. As one of the largest and most important fur-trading posts in the Upper Missouri River region from 1828 to 1867, Fort Union represents the impact of White settlement and resource extraction upon native cultures, alliances, and economies, and illustrates the establishment of United States political hegemony first through commerce and ultimately through force. The fort has potential to yield information of major scientific importance by shedding light upon periods of occupation in the Trans-Mississippian West and Upper Missouri River in the early 19th century. The period of national significance is 1828-1867.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Emmons, Ann; Catton, Theodore; Caywood, Janene; Beery, Derek; Sanford, Dena; Noble, Vergil
- Date of Issue
- 2015-02-27
- Publisher
- National Park Service
- Units
- FOUS
- Keywords
- American Fur Company, archeology, Arikara, Assiniboine, Blackfoot, commerce, Cree, Crow, fur trade, Great Plains, Hidatsa, Lakota, Mandan, McKenzie County, Metis, Montana, National Historic Landmark, Native American, North Dakota, Richland County, Roosevelt County, Williams County