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The City of Fort Pierre
Fort Pierre Homes
The Fort Pierre area was previously inhabited by the Arikara and later
the Lakota. The first known white men to see the area were the
Verendrye brothers, who buried a lead plate in 1743 on a hill overlooking Scotty Philip House
Fort Pierre. 1. 512 Deadwood Street
On their Voyage of Discovery, Lewis and Clark also traveled this area in
1804 and 1806. Fort Pierre became a major trading post, the first of
which was established in 1817 by Joseph LaFramboise for the American Built 1900
Fur Company. The company was owned by Pierre Chouteau Jr., who
rebuilt the post in 1832 and trade continued until the mid-1800’s. Fort Architectural
Pierre was named after Pierre Chouteau. Style: Georgian
Revival
Fort Pierre was incorporated as a town in 1870 and reincorporated as
Fort Pierre in 1890 after being called Coulson for five years. It was a post
office beginning in 1877. Fort Pierre is the oldest continuous settlement In 1900, Scotty
in South Dakota.
Philip and his
good friend, Buck
The Pierre/Fort Pierre area has a rich history that epitomizes western Williams, built the
history including tribal nations, fur trade, settlers, and a unique history of
state government. Stanley Hotel
hoping to entice
businessmen and settlers to move to their new town of Stanley
The Pierre/Fort Pierre Historic Preservation Commission encourages you
to explore this history rich area! Take our driving tour and visit the (located on SD Highway 1806, two miles north of Fort Pierre). In a
location where the Verendrye brothers buried a lead plate marking their close election, the town of Stanley lost the county seat to Fort
visit, stand in the meeting spot where Lewis and Clark met with the Pierre, and Philip and Williams abandoned their dream of having a
Lakota, or visit the South Dakota State Capitol across the river in Pierre town named Stanley. The two men settled ownership of the
and walk around the beautiful grounds and lake. Check out area Stanley Hotel with a game of cards; Scotty Philip won. Philip sold
museums, including the Cultural Heritage Museum, the Verendrye half the building and moved the remaining half to Ft. Pierre, where
Museum, the Railroad Depot, and the Casey Tibbs Rodeo Center. it still stands in its current location in Fort Pierre.
We hope you enjoy this Fort Pierre Historic Homes & Buildings booklet James (Scotty) Philip was born in 1858 in the Highlands of
and encourage you to check out our other publications. Scotland. He came to America at the age of 16 joining family in
Kansas and coming to the Black Hills at the age of 17 to stake a
claim during the gold rush. He later worked as a scout, a guide,
Pierre-Fort Pierre Historic Preservation Commission and a dispatch carrier for the army. He met his wife-to-be, Sarah
Larrabee, at Fort Robinson. She was a sister to the wife of Crazy
Horse and, due to this marriage, Scotty gained access to West
River ranch lands. The couple had ten children and lived in
several locations before moving to Fort Pierre.
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