Journal entry · December 22, 1804
Fort Mandan, North Dakota — Joseph Whitehouse: December 22, 1804
Joseph Whitehouse · Fort Mandan, North Dakota · Thwaites Vol. Thwaites Vol 7
That night's camp, per the NPS campsite reconstruction (Bergantino): left shore, Fort Mandan, ND
a clear pleasant warm day a great nomber of the natives
came to the fort with corn beans and moccasons to trade. they
take any trifling thing in exchange viz.—old Shirts buttons
knives awls &c &c.
—-LAt this point begins handwriting No. 1 (Whitehouse’s), and all the remaining
entries are by his hand, save part of the ‘* Courses and Distances.’’— Ep.
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The NPS atlas for this night
left shore, Fort Mandan, ND
NPS campsite reconstruction (Bergantino) · Camp of December 1 to December 31, 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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