Bordeaux River, RG5753.PH000001-000120

ID: 128 ~ Source: RG5753 Mickey, David, Nebraska State Historical Society ~ Date: 1910 circa
This file appears in: Bordeaux Trading Post
Bordeaux River, RG5753.PH000001-000120
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The Bordeaux River located in Chadron, Nebraska, named after fur trader James Bordeaux who established a trading station nearby.

This file appears in: Bordeaux Trading Post

By The Explore Nebraska History team
From about 1846 until 1872, an Indian "trading house" occupied a site near here. Built by James Bordeaux, the trading station was once attacked and set afire by hostile Crow warriors. Fortunately, some friendly Sioux Indians came to the…