Journal entry · November 18, 1805
John Ordway: November 18, 1805
John Ordway · Baker Bay / Chinook Point, WA (near Fort Columbia) · Thwaites Vol. Quaife 1916
The place today: Baker Bay / Chinook Point, WA
more of the party set out in order to go down and see the passiffic
1 Baker Bay. The camp for the next ten days was near the southeast, or
landward end of the bay, near Chinook Point. On or near this site today is
Fort Columbia, one of the country’s important modern seacoast fortifications.
312 WISCONSIN HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS
ocean, we proceeded on round Hailys bay1 crossed two Rivers
in sd bay. one of the party killed a verry large turkey buzzard2
which had white under its wings, and was nine feet from the points
of the wings, and 3 feet 10 Inches in length, and everey way pro-
portined. we proceeded on round high clifts of rocks where we had
much trouble to pass, towards evening we arived at the Cape dis-
apointment on the Sea Shore, went over a bald hill where we had a
handsom view of the ocean, we went on a Short distance on the
coast and Camped for the night.
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The NPS atlas for this night
Fortt Canby area, east shore of Pacific, WA
NPS campsite reconstruction (Bergantino)
NPS sites within 5 miles of this camp
- Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center at Cape Disappointment (opens in a new tab) Visitor center/museum · 0.4 mi
- Cape Disappointment (opens in a new tab) NPS High Potential Historic Site · National Register · 0.9 mi
- Columbia Pacific Heritage Museum (opens in a new tab) Visitor center/museum · 1.9 mi
From the NPS Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail Park Atlas, mirrored here on September 21, 2026. This copy is not authoritative; NPS remains the system of record. About the mirror
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Baker Bay / Chinook Point, WA in 360°
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