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Title
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Fort Osage and George Champlin Sibley
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Description
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Article about the life of George Sibley, the first "appointed United States factor, or trader at Fort Osage in 1808," including the operation of the fort until 1822 and later events such as the foundation of Lindenwood College in Saint Charles, Missouri, and the naming of the town surrounding Fort Osage after Sibley, with photos and illustrations.
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Date
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1964
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Title
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Zenas Leonard--Fur Trader, Early Sibley Merchant
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Description
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Article describing the life of fur trader Zenas Leonard (1809-1857) and his stops at "the former site of Fort Osage" in 1831 and again in about 1840 when the site had become "a hustling-bustling frontier community called 'Sibley,' Missouri." Photos of his wife's grave site and his autobiographical book, "one of the earliest known fur trapper's journals."
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Date
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1965-03
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Title
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Indian Treaty Signed at Ft. Osage November 10, 1808
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Description
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Series of manuscripts (numbers 1, 2, 3, and 4) about Fort Osage, its fur trading "factory system" with the Osage Indians, and its protective function against the Indians' hostilities.
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Object Type
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Manuscript
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Title
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Fort Osage Unique--Restoration Only One of Its Type in the U. S.
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Description
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Article about the restoration of Fort Osage, with some of its history during its operation from 1808 to 1822, including explanation of the "factory system" of Indians trading their furs for "various 'white man goods'."
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Date
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1968
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Title
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Before Manifest Destiny
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Description
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Article describes 16 points of interest in the United States and Canada for people interested in ''Old West'' trading posts and Indian factory replicas.
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Date
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2004-04
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
