▁museum ▁grounds . ▁Re construct ed ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 6 ▁on ▁its ▁original ▁foundation ▁stones ▁and ▁formally ▁opened , ▁the ▁re construct ed ▁store house ▁followed ▁soon ▁after . ▁The ▁precise ▁location ▁of ▁the ▁post , ▁by ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 0 s ▁a ▁large ▁s lop ing ▁de pression ▁on ▁a ▁natural ▁terra ce ▁a ▁few ▁yards ▁from ▁Bor de aux ▁Creek , ▁had ▁been ▁conclus ively ▁identified ▁by ▁e y ew it ness es ▁including ▁as ▁Hudson ▁M ead , ▁the ▁first ▁county ▁survey or , ▁and ▁Welcome ▁N aylor , ▁son ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁hom est ead er ▁on ▁Bor de aux ▁Creek . ▁Both ▁had ▁seen ▁the ▁col laps ing ▁ru ins ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 8 8 0 s . ▁ ▁Most ▁amaz ing , ▁however , ▁were ▁the ▁re collections ▁of ▁Herbert ▁and ▁John ▁B isson ette , ▁the ▁sons ▁of ▁fur ▁tr ader ▁Joseph ▁B isson ette ▁who ▁was ▁a ▁compet itor ▁and ▁contemporary ▁of ▁Bor de aux . ▁During ▁the ▁ 1 8 7 0 s ▁Joseph ▁had ▁operated ▁a ▁trad ing ▁post ▁less ▁than ▁a ▁mile ▁away , ▁and ▁both ▁brothers ▁had ▁visited ▁the ▁Bor de aux ▁post ▁on ▁count less ▁occasions ▁when ▁it ▁was ▁still ▁in ▁business ! ▁The ▁brothers ’ ▁descri ptions ▁of ▁the ▁Bor de aux ▁post ▁interior , ▁with ▁details ▁of ▁sh el ves , ▁coun ters , ▁window ▁locations , ▁and ▁furn ish ings ▁were ▁pr ic eless ▁details ▁that ▁were ▁often ▁cor ro bor ated