Ranger Sarah heads up the Osage Village Interpretive Trail. The territory that the Osage tribe claimed was vast. It included what is now southern Missouri, Arkansas, eastern Kansas and Oklahoma,
— at Osage Village State Historic Site.

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Ranger Sarah heads down the interpretive trail. Just prior to du Tisne’s visit, the Osage tribe that occupied the site had split into two groups, the Little Osage and Big Osage. The Little Osage moved north to Saline County. The Big Osage tribe remained at the site between 1715 and 1775 and became a dominant force in fur trade.
— at Osage Village State Historic Site

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Ranger Sarah learns how the Osage Reservation worked differently than others due to the fact that the Osage had purchased their land not been given it. As a result they benefited from its resources.
— at Osage Village State Historic Site.

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Ranger Sarah learns that in 1808 & 1825, the Osage signed treaties with the Americans, giving up all of present-day Missouri and parts of Arkansas, Kansas and Oklahoma. In 1872, they traded their remaining Kansas lands for the present reservation in Oklahoma.
— at Osage Village State Historic Site.

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Ranger Sarah continues to learn about the Osage. In 1719, Charles Claude du Tisne, on his way to negotiate peace with the Pawnee, spotted a village of Osage on a hill near the Osage River, the location that is now preserved as Osage Village State Historic Site.
— at Osage Village State Historic Site.

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Ranger Sarah starts learning about the Osage People. Explorers Louis Joliet and Father Jacques Marquette first noted the existence of the Osage American Indians in the Mississippi Valley in 1673.
— at Osage Village State Historic Site.

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Ranger Sarah starts the Osage Village Interpretive Trail, her first stop will be the interpretive kiosk to start learning about the site.
— at Osage Village State Historic Site.

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Ranger Sarah has arrived at Osage Village State Historic Site. She planes on hiking the Interpretive Trail and learning about the site.
— at Osage Village State Historic Site.

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Ranger Sarah finishes her hike of the Carter Spring Trail. Although Sigel was the loser by abandoning the field to his enemy & failing to block Jackson’s southward movement. The Battle of Carthage resulted in minimal casualties on both sides.
— at Battle of Carthage State Historic Site.

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A look down steam from the small bridge. One final stand near complete darkness, 2.5 miles farther on, ended the day’s conflict. That night, Jackson’s troops camped at the location of the historic site before proceeding to their original southwest Missouri destination.
— at Battle of Carthage State Historic Site.

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