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Fond du Lac (French for "{{Gloss|bottom of the lake"}}) was the site of an [[Ojibwe]] settlement in the 16th through 19th centuries. The [[American Fur Company]] established a trading post in the community in 1817 and operated for 25 years. [[Mission Creek (Saint Louis River tributary)|Mission Creek]] was named for an Ojibwe mission located here in the 1830s. The American Fur Company post was purchased by the [[Missouri Fur Company]] in 1842 and continued operating until 1848. The 1826 and 1847 [[Treaty of Fond du Lac|Treaties of Fond du Lac]] were signed at Fond du Lac.