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Journal entry · October 17, 1805
Columbia River near Wallula Gap — John Ordway: October 17, 1805
John Ordway · Columbia River near Wallula Gap · Thwaites Vol. Quaife 1916
The place today: Columbia River near Wallula Gap
went out a hunting, and Several more for meat, in the after part
of the day the hunters returned to Camp had killed two Deer
and Several geese and brants &C. Cap* Lewis and party returned
to Camp also, and informed us that they had been about 30 miles
down which took them on the Sea Shore and a verry bad road the
most of the way. they Saw the harbour where the vessells had lain
but they were all gone.
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The NPS atlas for this night
junction point Columbia River at mouth of Snake 1805, WA
NPS campsite reconstruction (Bergantino) · Camp of October 16 to October 17, 1805
NPS sites within 5 miles of this camp
- Sacajawea State Park Interpretive Center (opens in a new tab) Visitor center/museum · 0.2 mi
- Snake River Confluence (opens in a new tab) NPS High Potential Historic Site · National Register · 0.5 mi
- McNary National Wildlife Refuge (opens in a new tab) Visitor center/museum · 2.4 mi
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