Fort Vermillion (2)

Fort Vermillion (2) (1833-1851) - An American Fur Company Fort established along the Missouri River in 1833 near present-day Burbank, Clay County, South Dakota. Abandoned in 1851. Fort Vermillion (2) Missing Marker Location. History Established on 8 May 1833 as the first American Fur Company trading post on the upper Missouri River. On that date, the American Fur Company steamer Yellowstone stopped along the Missouri riverbank, and Francois LeRoi went ashore to set up the Vermillion fur trading post. During the winter of 1845-1846, a party of 200 Mormons from Nauvoo, Illinois led by James Emmett wintered at Fort Vermillion. Abandoned in 1851. Current Status Marker #413 is (was) located in Burbank at the old school on 469th Ave. Marker was missing in July 2020 visit. All remains of the fort have been washed away but the fort was reported to be on the river bank south of Burbank. GPS Coordinates are for the Marker. Location: Near Burbank, Clay County, South Dakota. Maps & Images Lat: 42.74783 Long: -96.82768 Multi Maps from ACME Maps from Bing Maps from Google Elevation: ~' GPS Locations: 42.74783, -96.82768 Marker Coordinates See Also: American Fur Company American Fur Company Forts Sources: Roberts, Robert B., Encyclopedia of Historic Forts: The Military, Pioneer, and Trading Posts of the United States, Macmillan, New York, 1988, 10th printing, ISBN 0-02-926880-X, page 735. Hart, Herbert M., Tour Guide to Old Western Forts, Pruett Publishing Co., Boulder CO, 1980, ISBN 0-87108-568-2, page 150. Links: North American Forts - Fort Vermillion (2) Waymarking - Fort Vermillion Visited: 11 Jul 2020