Journal entry · January 26, 1805
Lewis: January 26, 1805
Meriwether Lewis · Fort Mandan (winter)
That night's camp, per the NPS campsite reconstruction (Bergantino): Fort Mandan, ND (left shore)
Saturday January 26th 1805 Observed Meridian Altitude of sun’s U. L. with
sextant and artificl. Horzn. of water 48° 50 Latitude deduced from this
observatn. N. 47 21 47
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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.
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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