1776 - The St Louis Fur Trade

Join us for our year of 1776 topics

For February, we're going to learn about St Louis and the Fur Trade in 1776.

In 1776, St. Louis was a burgeoning French fur trading post, serving as a vital hub where French traders exchanged European goods (guns, blankets, tools) with Osage and other Indigenous peoples for beaver and other valuable pelts.

St. Louis also played a crucial role in the American Revolution's western theater, primarily through the Battle of St Louis, where Spanish-allied defenders, including French settlers, repelled a British-led attack, securing the Mississippi River for the Americans and preventing British expansion into the Mississippi Valley.

Cost for this meetup will be $2 to cover the admin cost of our meetup group and our special guest speaker Doug Harding.

We look forward to seeing you in person.