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Gillis Trading Post

Commercial
1830s
c. 1830
Gillis Bluff (Carola), Butler County, MO
Verbatim Passage from Source
"A man by the name of Gillis opened up a trading post at what is now known as Gillis Bluff, or Carola."

— Source: Deem's History of Butler County Missouri (referenced c. 1830)

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A trading post established during the early settlement period of the 1830s.

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