Journal entry · December 29, 1805
Fort Clatsop, salt works established — Patrick Gass: December 29, 1805
Patrick Gass · Fort Clatsop, salt works established · Thwaites Vol. Gass 1807 First Edition
The place today: Fort Clatsop, winter quarters
succeeded ; and three more hunters went out. In the after-
noon several of the Chin-ook nation came to our fort with
Wapto roots and dried salmon to trade. We purchased some
from them and found the supply seasonable as our meat on
hand is somewhat spoiled. The men about the fort are en-
gaged in finishing our small fortification.
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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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