Peter A. Sarpy

Peter A. Sarpy
Born
Pierre Sylvester Grégoire Sarpy

1804 (1804)
St. Louis, Louisiana Territory (now St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.)
DiedJanuary 4, 1865(1865-01-04) (aged 60–61)
Plattsmouth, Nebraska Territory
OccupationFur trader
Known forCivic activities

Peter Abadie Sarpy (1804 – January 4, 1865) was a French-American entrepreneur and fur trader. He was the owner and operator of several fur trading posts essential to the development of the Nebraska Territory and a thriving ferry business. Also, he helped plan 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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