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