trading post

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Born in Nebraska and raised in South Dakota, Leahy worked in his youth as a cowhand, a soda jerk and a clerk in a trading post.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 8, 2025

Tourists come to see the old-fashioned facades — a motel, a saloon, a trading post.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 10, 2024

Myawaddy, in Kayin state, is opposite the Thai district of Mae Sot in Tak province and is connected by two bridges across the Moei River It is Myanmar’s most active trading post with Thailand.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 11, 2024

When the Dutch set up a trading post at Cape Town in 1652, they brought artisans, slaves and farmers from their colonies in Asia, many of whom were Muslim.

From Washington Times • Nov. 19, 2023

The trading post might not even be there.

From "The River" by Gary Paulsen