Journal entry · February 17, 1805
Fort Mandan, preparing for departure — John Ordway: February 17, 1805
John Ordway · Fort Mandan, preparing for departure · Thwaites Vol. Quaife 1916
That night's camp, per the NPS campsite reconstruction (Bergantino): Fort Mandan, ND (left shore)
in different directions, aiming to drive the Game in to the bottom
of wood as much as possable So that the best hunters who was
in the bottom might kill them, they all returned in the evening
had killed 10 deer and 4 Elk. packed Some of them in hung up
the remainder on trees so as to keep the wolves from it.
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The NPS atlas for this night
Fort Mandan, ND (left shore)
NPS campsite reconstruction (Bergantino) · Camp of February 1 to February 28, 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.
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Fort Mandan (winter) in 360°
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