The Museum of the Fur Trade near Chadron holds more than 6,000 artifacts of the fur trade and Native American life, on the site of the 1837 Bordeaux Trading Post.
By appointment only: By appointment November 1 through April 30; open daily May through October.
Don’t miss
- Reconstructed sod-roofed Bordeaux Trading Post (rebuilt 1960)
- Firearms the British supplied to Native allies during the American Revolution
- George III peace medal issued to allied tribal chiefs
- Oldest known point blanket
- Iroquois war club and tomahawk
Our notes
The Museum of the Fur Trade outside Chadron, on the site of James Bordeaux’s 1837 trading post, holds the most complete collection of Indian trade guns in existence, made in England, Belgium and the United States from the 1600s to the early 1900s.
Timeline
- 1837 Bordeaux trading post established
- 1955 Museum opens
Plan your visit
- Call (308) 432-3843 to book an off-season visit.
- Photography is allowed; about 3 miles east of Chadron on US 20.
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