Journal entry · December 14, 1805
Building and occupying Fort Clatsop — Patrick Gass: December 14, 1805
Patrick Gass · Building and occupying Fort Clatsop · Thwaites Vol. Gass 1807 First Edition
That night's camp, per the NPS campsite reconstruction (Bergantino): Fort Clatsop, OR
186 GASS’S JOURNAL OF THE
went back with two other men to take care of the meat. In
the course of the day a good deal of rain fell; the weather
here still continues warm, and there has been no freezing
except a little white frost. In the afternoon the savages all
went away. We completed the building of our huts, 7 in
number, all but the covering, which I now find will not be so
difficult as I expected; as we have found a kind of timber in
plenty, which splits freely and makes the finest puncheons I
have ever seen. They can be split 10 feet long and 2 broad,
not more than an inch and an half thick.
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The NPS atlas for this night
Fort Clatsop, OR
NPS campsite reconstruction (Bergantino) · Camp of December 10 to December 14, 1805
NPS sites within 5 miles of this camp
- Lewis and Clark National Historical Park Visitor Center (opens in a new tab) Visitor center/museum · 0.1 mi
- Fort Clatsop (opens in a new tab) NPS High Potential Historic Site · National Register · 0.1 mi
- Columbia River Maritime Museum (opens in a new tab) Visitor center/museum · 4.7 mi
Source: National Park Service, Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail Park Atlas.
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Fort Clatsop, winter quarters in 360°
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