Journal entry · April 9, 1805

Departure from Fort Mandan, Missouri River — Patrick Gass: April 9, 1805

Patrick Gass · Departure from Fort Mandan, Missouri River · Thwaites Vol. Gass 1807 First Edition

The place today: Departure from Fort Mandan, Missouri River

1 o’clock we passed a party of Grossventers hunting: made
about twenty-two miles and encamped on the North side.

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The NPS atlas for this night

left shore, 6 mi SSE of Emmet, ND

NPS campsite reconstruction (Bergantino)

About 25.2 miles of travel mapped this day (NPS’s reconstruction of the course)

From the NPS Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail Park Atlas, mirrored here on September 21, 2026. This copy is not authoritative; NPS remains the system of record. About the mirror

Nearest 360° imagery: Lake Sakakawea to Lake Oahe Terrain360’s closest capture is about 8.2 miles from this entry’s tagged location.
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