▁by ▁the ▁ar che ological ▁record . ▁ ▁Although ▁the ▁walls ▁and ▁the ▁st umps ▁of ▁the ▁u pr ight ▁supports ▁were ▁clearly ▁revealed ▁during ▁the ▁exc av ations , ▁all ▁wood ▁components ▁of ▁the ▁structures ▁had ▁d eter ior ated ▁beyond ▁any ▁possibility ▁of ▁reuse . ▁Early ▁sett lers ▁had ▁even ▁removed ▁the ▁easily ▁accessible ▁stones ▁from ▁the ▁chim ney . ▁However , ▁the ▁hear th st ones ▁of ▁the ▁fire place ▁and ▁the ▁threshold ▁stones ▁in ▁the ▁entry ▁are ▁the ▁original ▁ones ▁laid ▁down ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 7 ▁and ▁found ▁in ▁place ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 6 . ▁The ▁walls , ▁of ▁hand - he wn ▁native ▁tim ber , ▁follow ▁the ▁exact ▁alignment ▁of ▁the ▁original s , ▁and ▁all ▁supporting ▁u pr ights ▁are ▁s ized ▁to ▁match ▁the ▁original s ▁and ▁are ▁reset ▁in ▁the ▁original ▁post hol es . ▁The ▁reconst ruction ▁is ▁so ▁pain st aking , ▁in ▁fact , ▁that ▁the ▁James ▁Bor de aux ▁Tr ading ▁Post ▁is ▁included ▁in ▁the ▁National ▁Register ▁of ▁Historic ▁Places , ▁a ▁rare ▁honor ▁for ▁any ▁re built ▁structure . ▁ ▁The ▁trad ing ▁post ▁itself ▁was ▁established ▁in ▁the ▁fall ▁of ▁ 1 8 3 7 ▁on ▁orders ▁of ▁Frederick ▁Lab ou e , ▁a ▁tr ader ▁for ▁the ▁American ▁Fur ▁Company ▁and ▁known ▁to ▁the ▁Si oux ▁as ▁“ G rey ▁E yes .” ▁The ▁company ▁had ▁just ▁purchased ▁F t . ▁Lar am ie , ▁a ▁hundred ▁miles ▁south west , ▁from