Journal entry · November 7, 1804
Fort Mandan, North Dakota — John Ordway: November 7, 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
the Cap18 Room being hughn [hewn] down the inside, we laved the
loft over with hughn puncheen. then Stoped the craks with Some
old tarpolin & Grass Some morter [and] then a thick coat of
earth over all, which will make it verry warm, commenced build-
ing the chimneys &. 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.
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Fort Mandan (winter) in 360°
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