Great Falls

Place · mentioned in 12 journal entries

Planning Westward Fort Clatsop Return Post-expedition NPS L&C NHT trail data © National Park Service
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Also discussed in Coues 1893 (4-vol edition):
16 mentions via 4 variants: Great Falls (12) · Great Falls of the Missouri (2) · Great Falls of the Missouri River (1) · Great Falls of the Columbia River (1)
Jefferson’s Memoir of Lewis Coues’s Supplement Coues’s Memoir of Clark
The Marias River Decision
Jun 3, 1805 · Confluence of Marias and Missouri Rivers, Montana
"discovered days later, vindicating decision"
Great Falls of the Missouri — Joseph Whitehouse: June 20, 1805
Joseph Whitehouse · Jun 20, 1805 · Great Falls of the Missouri
"chapter heading, portaging around"
Great Falls of the Missouri — John Ordway: June 20, 1805
John Ordway · Jun 20, 1805 · Great Falls of the Missouri
"87 foot perpendicular cataract"
Gass Describes the Great Falls Portage
Jun 22, 1805 · Great Falls Portage, Montana
"18-mile portage around the falls"
Great Falls Portage — John Ordway: June 25, 1805
John Ordway · Jun 25, 1805 · Great Falls Portage
"87 foot cataract"
Clark: February 14, 1806
William Clark · Feb 14, 1806 · Fort Clatsop, winter quarters
"on practicable route description"
Clark: February 15, 1806
William Clark · Feb 15, 1806 · Fort Clatsop, winter quarters
"on Columbia River"
Lewis: February 15, 1806
Meriwether Lewis · Feb 15, 1806 · Fort Clatsop, winter quarters
"Columbia river falls"
Lewis: February 16, 1806
Meriwether Lewis · Feb 16, 1806 · Fort Clatsop, winter quarters
"on the Columbia river"
Clark: February 21, 1806
William Clark · Feb 21, 1806 · Fort Clatsop, winter quarters
"of the Columbia river"
Overland to Walla Walla, council with Yelleppit — John Ordway: April 19, 1806
John Ordway · Apr 19, 1806 · Overland to Walla Walla, council with Yelleppit
"also called Celilo Falls"
Lewis: Great Falls / Clark: crossing to Yellowstone — John Ordway: July 14, 1806
John Ordway · Jul 14, 1806 · Lewis: Great Falls / Clark: crossing to Yellowstone
"camp above where men left"

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