Journal entry · January 7, 1805
Fort Mandan (winter) — Joseph Whitehouse: January 7, 1805
Joseph Whitehouse · Fort Mandan (winter) · Thwaites Vol. Thwaites Vol 7
That night's camp, per the NPS campsite reconstruction (Bergantino): Fort Mandan, ND (left shore)
Some Snow fell this morning, the rest of the men came
from the village, about lo oClock Cap^ Lewis & the rest of
the party who had not been went up to the 2°? village, we
danced and amused our Selves the greater part of the [day]
which pleased the natives &c. in the evening the most of the
men returned home, the natives keep their horses in their
lodges with themselves every cold night dureing the winter
Season & feed them on nothing but the branches of cotton
wood which they cut off the Bark, which is Sweet & good,
they live on it & look tollarably well.
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The NPS atlas for this night
Fort Mandan, ND (left shore)
NPS campsite reconstruction (Bergantino) · Camp of January 1 to January 31, 1805
NPS sites within 5 miles of this camp
- Fort Mandan (opens in a new tab) NPS High Potential Historic Site · 0.6 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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