Journal entry · March 23, 1805
Fort Mandan: March 23, 1805
William Clark
That night's camp, per the NPS campsite reconstruction (Bergantino): Fort Mandan, ND (left shore)
Spring approached at Fort Mandan. The ice on the Missouri was beginning to break up, signaling the approach of departure day. The captains finalized the shipment of specimens and reports to be sent downstream to St. Louis and ultimately to President Jefferson.
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The NPS atlas for this night
Fort Mandan, ND (left shore)
NPS campsite reconstruction (Bergantino) · Camp of March 1 to March 31, 1805
NPS sites within 5 miles of this camp
- Fort Mandan (opens in a new tab) NPS High Potential Historic Site · 0.6 mi
Source: National Park Service, Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail Park Atlas.
Terrain360 · the place today
Fort Mandan (winter) in 360°
10 frames across 1.8 mi of the route around this location
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