Journal entry · December 30, 1805
Fort Clatsop, salt works established — John Ordway: December 30, 1805
John Ordway · Fort Clatsop, salt works established · Thwaites Vol. Quaife 1916
That night's camp, per the NPS campsite reconstruction (Bergantino): Fort Clatsop, OR
which is verry uncommon at this place, we finished puting
up our pickets and gates of the fort, about 2 oClock P. M. three
hunters came to the fort had killed 4 Elk. Seven men Set
out immediately and brought in the meat, a centinel placed
in the fort to look out for the Savages for our Safety, &C.1
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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.
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