Fort Jackson was a
fur trading
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post near the present-day town of
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in
Weld County, Colorado
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that operated from 1837 to 1838.
It was one of the four trading posts along the
South Platte River
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area. Nearby posts and competitors were
Fort Vasquez,
Fort Lupton, and
Fort Saint Vrain.
History
It was built in the early part of 1837 near
Platteville, Colorado
Platteville is a Statutory Town in Weld County, Colorado, United States. The population was 2,955 at the 2020 census. It is adjacent to Fort Vasquez on U.S. Highway 85.
History
Platteville was founded on May 27, 1871, and was incorporated o ...
Fort Jackson and the Fur Trade
City of Greeley Museums at a cost of $12,000 by Peter A. Sarpy
Peter Abadie Sarpy (1804 – January 4, 1865) was a French-American entrepreneur and fur trader. He was the owner and operator of several fur trading posts essential to the development of the Nebraska Territory and a thriving ferry business. Also ...
and Henry Fraeb Henry Fraeb, also called Frapp, was a mountain man, fur trader, and trade post operator of the American West, operating in the present-day states of Colorado, Wyoming, and Montana.
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Early life
Fraeb, of German heritage, was from St. Louis, M ...
and partially financed by the Western Division of the American Fur Company
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.[Carl Ubbelohde, Duane A. Smith, Maxine Benson (2006). ]
A Colorado History
'. Pruett Publishing. , . This fort was very aggressive and attempted to capture trade in the Rocky Mountains
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. Sarpy said that "My object is to do all harm possible to the opposition and yet without harming ourselves."[ The ]Cheyenne
The Cheyenne ( ) are an Indigenous people of the Great Plains. The Cheyenne comprise two Native American tribes, the Só'taeo'o or Só'taétaneo'o (more commonly spelled as Suhtai or Sutaio) and the (also spelled Tsitsistas, The term for th ...
and the Arapaho
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By the 1850s, Arapaho bands formed t ...
were customers of this fort. They wintered in lodges nearby and would trade buffalo furs gathered during their summer hunting season.
See also
*Bibliography of Colorado
This is a bibliography of the U.S. State of Colorado.
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*Sibley, George. ''Water Wranglers - The 75-Year History of the Colorado River District: A Story About the Embattled Co ...
*Geography of Colorado
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*History of Colorado
The region that is today the U.S. state of Colorado has been inhabited by Native Americans and their Paleoamerican ancestors for at least 13,500 years and possibly more than 37,000 years. The eastern edge of the Rocky Mountains was a major mi ...
*Index of Colorado-related articles
This is an alphabetical list of articles related to the U.S. State of Colorado.
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* .co.us – Internet second-level domain for the State of Colorado
* 4 Corners
** 4 Corners Monument
* 6th Principal Meridian
* 10-mile Range
* 10 ...
*List of Colorado-related lists
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#Colorado-related lists by topic
#Alphabetical list of Colorado-related lists
Colorado-related lists by topic General lists
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**List of forts in Colorado
This is a list of military and trading forts established in what is now the U.S. State of Colorado.
History
The initial forts, built in the first half of the 19th century, were early communities of commerce between Native Americans, trappers, a ...
*Outline of Colorado
The following Outline (list), outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the U.S. state of Colorado:
Colorado – List of U.S. states and territories by population#State and territory rankings, 22nd most populous, the Lis ...
References
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1837 establishments in unorganized territory of the United States
American Fur Company
Former populated places in Colorado
Former populated places in Weld County, Colorado
Jackson
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Geography of Weld County, Colorado
Pre-statehood history of Colorado
Trading posts in Colorado