Cabanne's Trading Post, Omaha

#187 among attractions in Omaha

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Cabanne's Trading Post was established in 1822 by the American Fur Company as Fort Robidoux near present-day Dodge Park in North Omaha, Nebraska, United States. It was named for the influential fur trapper Joseph Robidoux. Soon after it was opened, the post was called the French Company or Cabanné's Post, for the ancestry and name of its operator, Jean Pierre Cabanné, who was born and raised among the French community of St. Louis, Missouri. ()

Built: 1822 (202 years ago)Coordinates: 41°22'32"N, 95°57'31"W

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Cabanne's Trading Post – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Mormon Trail Center at Historic Winter Quarters, Omaha Country Club, Florence Mill, Mormon Pioneer Cemetery.

2.8 miS
Museum
Mormon Trail Center at Historic Winter Quarters, Omaha
72 min walk • The Mormon Trail Center at Historic Winter Quarters is a museum and visitors' center of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints located in the Florence neighborhood of Omaha, Nebraska, United States.
4.3 miSW
Golf
Omaha Country Club, Omaha
109 min walk • Omaha Country Club is a private country club in Omaha, Nebraska, located in the northern area of the city. Established in 1899 in the Country Club Historic District, it selected its present site in 1925.
2.2 miS
Museum, History museum, Farmer's market
Florence Mill, Omaha
56 min walk • Florence Mill, also known as the Weber Mill, is a historic mill located at 9102 North 30th Street near the 30th Street exit on I-680 in the Florence community in North Omaha, Nebraska. It was built in 1846 and operated into the 1960s.
2.9 miS
Cemetery, Historical place, Monuments and statues
Mormon Pioneer Cemetery, Omaha
73 min walk • The Mormon Pioneer Cemetery is located at 3300 State Street in present-day Florence at the north end of Omaha, Nebraska. The Cemetery is the burial site of hundreds of Mormon pioneers who lived in Winter Quarters, a temporary settlement that lasted from 1846 to 1848 as the settlers moved to Salt Lake City, Utah.
2 miS
Bridge
Mormon Bridge, Omaha
53 min walk • The Mormon Bridge is a bridge composed of two cantilevers that crosses the Missouri River connecting Pottawattamie County, Iowa with the Florence neighborhood of Omaha, Nebraska via Interstate 680. The bridge is officially called the Mormon Pioneer Memorial Bridge due to its location on the historic Mormon Trail, which passed nearby.
1.1 miSE
Park
Dodge Park, Omaha
30 min walk • N.P. Dodge Memorial Park, or simply Dodge Park, is a recreational area located at 11001 John J. Pershing Drive in North Omaha, Nebraska, United States. Located on the Missouri River, the park provides fishing, water skiing, and boating, as well as hiking throughout its riparian forests.
2.6 miS
Museum, History museum
Bank of Florence Museum, Omaha
68 min walk • The Bank of Florence was a wildcat bank located in Florence, Nebraska Territory. It originally operated for three years in the 1850s, and another bank adopted the name and location in 1904.
4.7 miS
Forts and castles
Fort Omaha, Omaha
121 min walk • Fort Omaha, originally known as Sherman Barracks and then Omaha Barracks, is an Indian War-era United States Army supply installation.
1.6 miN
Park
Neale Woods, Omaha
42 min walk • Neale Woods is a nature preserve nearly 600 acres in size in North Omaha, Nebraska. Located about 10 miles north of Downtown, Neale Woods is located in the Ponca Hills on top of the Missouri River Valley. It is operated by Fontenelle Forest.
~1650 ftS
Park, Trail
Hummel Park, Omaha
8 min walk • Hummel Park is located at 11808 John J. Pershing Drive in North Omaha, Nebraska. Developed on 202 acres of land donated to the City of Omaha in 1930, the park was named after Joseph B. Hummel, a long time superintendent of Omaha's Parks and Recreation Department.
3.4 miSW
Cemetery
Potter's Field, Omaha
88 min walk • The Potter's Field Cemetery in Omaha, Nebraska, United States is located on a 5-acre plot of land at 5000 Young Street near the intersections of Young Street and Mormon Bridge Road.