Journal entry · December 16, 1805
Building and occupying Fort Clatsop — Patrick Gass: December 16, 1805
Patrick Gass · Building and occupying Fort Clatsop · Thwaites Vol. Gass 1807 First Edition
The place today: Fort Clatsop, winter quarters
About 8 Capt. Clarke and 15 men came in loaded with meat;
they left a canoe with 7 men to bring in the remainder. They
had a very bad night, as the weather was stormy and a great
deal of rain fell. Notwithstanding this, a serjeant and four
men, who had got lost lay out all night without fire. As soon
as they arrived all hands were set to carrying up the meat,
and putting it in a house we had prepared for the purpose.
The whole of the day was stormy and wet.
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The NPS atlas for this night
Fort Clatsop, OR
NPS campsite reconstruction (Bergantino) · Camp of December 16 to December 31, 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
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
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