Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site

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National Historic Site historic site in the United States reconstructed fur trading post

Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site is a reconstructed 19th-century fur trading post on the upper Missouri River that interprets the region’s historic trade between Euro-American traders and Northern Plains tribes.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Fort Union Trading Post	2
Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site canonical	2

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1416715 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site
Context triple: [North Dakota, contains, Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site]

A. Fort Union
Fort Union was a 19th-century U.S. Army frontier post in northeastern New Mexico that served as a key military and supply hub along the Santa Fe Trail.
B. Fort Laramie
Fort Laramie was a key 19th-century U.S. Army post and trading hub in present-day Wyoming that served as a major resupply and gathering point for westward migrants, Native American tribes, and the military.
C. Fort Churchill State Historic Park
Fort Churchill State Historic Park is a Nevada state park preserving the ruins of a 19th-century U.S. Army fort and surrounding natural and cultural resources along the Carson River.
D. Buffalo Bill Ranch State Historical Park
Buffalo Bill Ranch State Historical Park is a historic site and museum preserving the former home and ranch of showman William "Buffalo Bill" Cody, showcasing his life and legacy on the Great Plains.
E. Fort Defiance Agency
Fort Defiance Agency is an administrative district of the Navajo Nation that oversees local governance and services for Navajo communities in and around Fort Defiance, Arizona.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site
Target entity description: Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site is a reconstructed 19th-century fur trading post on the upper Missouri River that interprets the region’s historic trade between Euro-American traders and Northern Plains tribes.

A. Fort Union
Fort Union was a 19th-century U.S. Army frontier post in northeastern New Mexico that served as a key military and supply hub along the Santa Fe Trail.
B. Fort Laramie
Fort Laramie was a key 19th-century U.S. Army post and trading hub in present-day Wyoming that served as a major resupply and gathering point for westward migrants, Native American tribes, and the military.
C. Fort Churchill State Historic Park
Fort Churchill State Historic Park is a Nevada state park preserving the ruins of a 19th-century U.S. Army fort and surrounding natural and cultural resources along the Carson River.
D. Buffalo Bill Ranch State Historical Park
Buffalo Bill Ranch State Historical Park is a historic site and museum preserving the former home and ranch of showman William "Buffalo Bill" Cody, showcasing his life and legacy on the Great Plains.
E. Fort Defiance Agency
Fort Defiance Agency is an administrative district of the Navajo Nation that oversees local governance and services for Navajo communities in and around Fort Defiance, Arizona.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	National Historic Site ⓘ historic site in the United States ⓘ reconstructed fur trading post ⓘ
associatedWith	American Fur Company ⓘ Northern Plains tribes ⓘ linked to: Plains Indians
coordinates	approximately 48.000°N 104.040°W ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
established	1966 ⓘ
features	bastions ⓘ reconstructed Bourgeois House ⓘ reconstructed palisade walls ⓘ trade house ⓘ
governingBody	U.S. National Park Service ⓘ linked to: National Park Service
historicFunction	fur trading post ⓘ
listedOn	National Register of Historic Places ⓘ
locatedIn	Montana ⓘ North Dakota ⓘ
locatedOn	upper Missouri River ⓘ linked to: Missouri River
managedBy	National Park Service ⓘ
nearestCity	Williston, North Dakota ⓘ
NRHPType	National Historic Landmark ⓘ
offers	interpretive programs ⓘ living history demonstrations ⓘ museum exhibits ⓘ
originalFortConstructed	1828 ⓘ
originalFortDemolished	1867 ⓘ
partOf	National Park System ⓘ linked to: United States National Park System
periodOfSignificanceEnd	1867 ⓘ
periodOfSignificanceStart	1828 ⓘ
primaryTradeGoods	bison robes ⓘ firearms ⓘ furs ⓘ metal tools ⓘ trade cloth ⓘ
region	Northern Plains ⓘ linked to: Great Plains
significance	major fur trade center on the upper Missouri River ⓘ
state	Montana ⓘ North Dakota ⓘ
theme	Euro-American and Native American trade relations ⓘ
tradedWith	Arikara people ⓘ linked to: Arikara Assiniboine people ⓘ Blackfeet people ⓘ linked to: Blackfoot Crow people ⓘ Hidatsa people ⓘ Lakota people ⓘ linked to: Miniconjou Lakota Mandan people ⓘ
yearReconstructed	1980s ⓘ

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Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

North Dakota → contains → Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site ⓘ

reconstructed Bourgeois House → locatedIn → Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site ⓘ

reconstructed Bourgeois House → partOf → Fort Union Trading Post ⓘ

linked to: Fort Union Trading Post National Historic Site

United States frontier fort system → hasPart → Fort Union Trading Post ⓘ