Journal entry · December 19, 1804

Clark: December 19, 1804

William Clark · Fort Mandan, North Dakota

That night's camp, per the NPS campsite reconstruction (Bergantino): left shore, Fort Mandan, ND

19th December Wednesday 1804 The wind from S. W. the weather moderated a
little, I engage my self in Connecting the Countrey from information.
river rise a little

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left shore, Fort Mandan, ND

NPS campsite reconstruction (Bergantino) · Camp of December 1 to December 31, 1804

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