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> > Fort Pierre Chouteau and displays rodeo memorabilia of
superstars like Casey Tibbs and Mattie
In the mid-1800s, Fort Pierre Chouteau
was the largest trading post on the Goff-Newcombe, its broader reach
upper Missouri River, a thriving extends into the rich culture which
community of traders, trappers and has made rodeo such an important
Native Americans. Today, not much part of South Dakota history.
remains of the fort’s wooden bastions Call 605.494.1094 or visit
or buildings but the site is a National www.caseytibbs.com for information.
Historic Landmark.
> > Verendrye Museum
> > Casey Tibbs South Dakota Named for the first Europeans to visit
Rodeo Center & Mattie Goff- South Dakota, the Verendrye Museum
Newcombe Conference Center houses pioneer relics. It's also home
to a lead tablet reproduction that brothers
The Casey Tibbs South Dakota Rodeo Chevalier and Louis La Verendrye
Center is a historical museum devoted buried in a bluff above the Missouri River.
to the sport of rodeo, its history and Thereby claiming the territory for France
its stars. Although the center collects that eventually became the Louisiana
Purchase. The Fort Pierre Railroad Depot
contains original telegraph, railroad and
local memorabilia. Open Memorial Day
to Labor Day. Call 605.223.7761 for more
information.
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