Journal entry · December 13, 1804
Clark: December 13, 1804
William Clark · Fort Mandan, North Dakota
That night's camp, per the NPS campsite reconstruction (Bergantino): left shore, Fort Mandan, ND
13th December Thursday 1804 The last night was verry Clear & the frost
which fell Covered the ice old Snow & thos parts which was naked 1/6
of an inch, The Thermotr. Stands this morning at 20° below 0, a fine day.
find it imposible to make an Observation with an artifical Horsison Joseph
Fields kill a Cow and Calf to day one mile from the fort river falls
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The NPS atlas for this night
left shore, Fort Mandan, ND
NPS campsite reconstruction (Bergantino) · Camp of December 1 to December 31, 1804
NPS sites within 5 miles of this camp
- Fort Mandan (opens in a new tab) NPS High Potential Historic Site · 0.3 mi
Source: National Park Service, Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail Park Atlas.
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Fort Mandan (winter) in 360°
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