Peter A. Sarpy
Businessperson, Deceased Person
1804 – 1865
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Who was Peter A. Sarpy?
Peter Abadie Sarpy was the French-American owner and operator of several fur trading posts, essential to the European-American development of the Nebraska Territory, and a thriving ferry business. A prominent businessman, he helped lay out the towns of Bellevue and Decatur, Nebraska. Nebraska's legislature named Sarpy County after him in honor of his service to the state.
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- Born
- 1804
New Orleans - Also known as
- Peter Sarpy
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Died
- Jan 4, 1865
Plattsmouth
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on July 23, 2013
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