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Cabanne Archeological Site

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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."Washington County", Andreas' History of Nebraska. Retrieved 4/28/08. 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.Things To Do: Historical Sites . Lewis and Clark Scenic Byway website. Retrieved 6/4/07. Read more on Wikipedia

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