Journal entry · December 25, 1805
John Ordway: December 25, 1805
John Ordway · Fort Clatsop, OR (near modern Astoria, OR) · Thwaites Vol. Quaife 1916
That night's camp, per the NPS campsite reconstruction (Bergantino): Fort Clatsop, OR
weather, we all moved in to our new Fort, which our officers
name Fort Clatsop1 after the name of the Clatsop nation of
Indians who live nearest to us. the party Saluted our officers
by each man firing a gun at their quarters at day break this
morning, they divided out the last of their tobacco among
the men that used [it] and the rest they gave each a Silk hanker-
chief, as a Christmast gift, to keep us in remembrence of it as
we have no ardent Spirits, but are all in good health which we
esteem more than all the ardent Spirits in the world, we have
nothing to eat but poore Elk meat and no Salt t6 Season that
with, but Still keep in good Spirits2 as we expect this to be the
last winter that we will have to pass in this way.
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The NPS atlas for this night
Fort Clatsop, OR
NPS campsite reconstruction (Bergantino) · Camp of December 16 to December 31, 1805
NPS sites within 5 miles of this camp
- Lewis and Clark National Historical Park Visitor Center (opens in a new tab) Visitor center/museum · 0.1 mi
- Fort Clatsop (opens in a new tab) NPS High Potential Historic Site · National Register · 0.1 mi
- Columbia River Maritime Museum (opens in a new tab) Visitor center/museum · 4.7 mi
Source: National Park Service, Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail Park Atlas.
Terrain360 · the place today
Fort Clatsop, winter quarters in 360°
10 frames across 0.8 mi of the route around this location
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