Journal entry · December 24, 1804
Clark: December 24, 1804
William Clark · Fort Mandan, North Dakota
That night's camp, per the NPS campsite reconstruction (Bergantino): left shore, Fort Mandan, ND
24 December Monday 1804 Several Chiefs and members of men womin and
Children at the fort to day, Some for trade, the most as lookers on, we
gave a fellet of Sheep Skin (which we brought for Spunging) to 3 Chiefs
one to each of 2 inches wide, which they lay great value (priseing those
felets equal to a fine horse), a fine Day we finished the pickingen around
our works
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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.
Terrain360 · the place today
Fort Mandan (winter) in 360°
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