• Image of Fort Union Trading Post's front gate.

    Fort Union Trading Post

    National Historic Site MT,ND

  • Summer Park Hours have changed to 8:00 am to 6:30pm Central Time

    Fort Union Trading Post's summer hours (Memorial Day through Labor Day) are now 8:00am to 6:30pm central time.

Multimedia Presentations

FOUS highlight

follow link for Introduction presentations

Fort Union Highlight video (2:50)

 
Music of the fur trade

Fort Union Music in the Fur Trade (6:10)

Music was an important aspect of Fort Union's social life. Here you can learn about period songs and instruments.   

 
Trade scene

Trade Scene at Fort Union (2:43)

Here is how the American Fir Company traders negotiated with the various Northern Plains Indian Tribes at Fort Union Trading Post in 1851.  

 
 
 

Did You Know?

tipi camp

Northern Plains tribes made up the entire bulk of trade at Fort Union. Camps usually came in the spring to trade buffalo robes and furs for trade goods. This trade did continue throughout the year even though spring was considered trade season.