Museum of the Fur Trade, Chadron

Name: Museum of the Fur Trade
Address: 6321 Highway 20, Chadron, 69337-5325, United States
Telephone: +1 308-432-3843

#1 among attractions in Chadron

Top attraction, Specialty museum, Museum, History museum

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The Bordeaux Trading Post near Chadron, Nebraska was built during 1845–46 by James Bordeaux. It has been reconstructed faithfully, in the same location with the same post-holes, using weathered old lumber from a nearby ranchhouse. It is now the Museum of the Fur Trade. ()

Built: 1846 (179 years ago)Coordinates: 42°49'26"N, 102°55'41"W

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6321 Highway 20Chadron 69337-5325 United States

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+1 308-432-3843

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Museum of the Fur Trade – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Mari Sandoz High Plains Heritage Center, Chadron Public Library, Chadron State College.

3.8 miW
Museum, History museum
Mari Sandoz High Plains Heritage Center, Chadron
98 min walk • The Mari Sandoz High Plains Heritage Center is a museum dedicated to the life and works of author Mari Sandoz, and to the High Plains region of the western United States, in which Sandoz grew up, and which was the setting of many of her fictional and non-fictional works.
3.6 miW
Library
Chadron Public Library, Chadron
93 min walk • The Chadron Public Library, at 507 Bordeaux St. in Chadron, Nebraska, is a historic Carnegie library in a Classical Revival-style building designed by architect George A. Berlinghof. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.
3.6 miW
Universities and schools
Chadron State College, Chadron
93 min walk • Chadron State College is a public college in Chadron, Nebraska. It is one of three public colleges in the Nebraska State College System. It has open admission and an acceptance rate of 100%.