Journal entry · November 27, 1805
Exploring for winter camp site, south shore of Columbia — John Ordway: November 27, 1805
John Ordway · Exploring for winter camp site, south shore of Columbia · Thwaites Vol. Quaife 1916
The place today: Exploring for winter camp site, south shore of Columbia
dians came from the village to trade their wapetoes roots with us.
we went on across a bay then turned a cape & where we could
perceive a considerable of current in the River we went on about
one mile further the waves ran so high that obledged us to halt
at an old fishery.2 hard rain.
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The NPS atlas for this night
Tongue Point Neck, OR
NPS campsite reconstruction (Bergantino) · Camp of November 27 to November 28, 1805
NPS sites within 5 miles of this camp
- Tongue Point (opens in a new tab) NPS High Potential Historic Site · 0.7 mi
- Columbia River Maritime Museum (opens in a new tab) Visitor center/museum · 2.9 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
Terrain360 · the place today
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