Journal entry · February 20, 1805
Fort Mandan, preparing for departure — John Ordway: February 20, 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)
hunters went on eairly we delayed a Short time to let them git
on a head, we then set out and proceeded on verry well about 10
miles & halted broiled & eat Some meat & proceeded on a Short
distance & took on 3 deer which the hunters had killed and hailed
on the Ice. we came about 8 miles further which took us above the
Mandans Island as we call it. we heard the hunters Shooting on
the S. Side, we camped on the South Side the hunters came in
had killed five Elk we packed in three of them and night came
on so that the hunters could not find the other 2.
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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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