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3 unusual facts about French people in Nebraska


French people in Nebraska

In 1824 Jean-Pierre Cabanné established Cabanne's Trading Post for John Jacob Astor's American Fur Company near Fort Lisa, at the confluence of Ponca Creek and the Missouri River.

In 1822 the Missouri Fur Company built a headquarters and trading post about nine miles north of the mouth of the Platte River on the site of Fontenelle's Post.

The area was claimed by the French in 1682 as part of the Louisiana Territory associated with the Mississippi River and its tributaries.



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