Journal entry · November 27, 1804
Fort Mandan, North Dakota — John Ordway: November 27, 1804
John Ordway · Fort Mandan, North Dakota · Thwaites Vol. Quaife 1916
That night's camp, per the NPS campsite reconstruction (Bergantino): left shore, Fort Mandan, ND
thick, we finished dobbing & covering & compleating the re-
mainder of our huts &.C. Cap* Lewis & command [Ms. too worn
to decipher] brought with them three chiefs from the upper village
of the Grovantaur. they apper to be verry friendly. Gave us a
little corn & were Glad to come & see us. they Sd that the Manden
nation told them that we we would do them harm, & that was the
reason they had not been to see us before, we had a dance this
evening. Rivet dances on his head3 &.C.
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The NPS atlas for this night
left shore, Fort Mandan, ND
NPS campsite reconstruction (Bergantino) · Camp of November 2 to November 30, 1804
NPS sites within 5 miles of this camp
- Fort Mandan (opens in a new tab) NPS High Potential Historic Site · 0.3 mi
Source: National Park Service, Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail Park Atlas.
Terrain360 · the place today
Fort Mandan (winter) in 360°
10 frames across 1.8 mi of the route around this location
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