Journal entry · December 6, 1804
Fort Mandan, North Dakota — Patrick Gass: December 6, 1804
Patrick Gass · Fort Mandan, North Dakota · Thwaites Vol. Gass 1807 First Edition
The place today: Fort Mandan (winter)
clear day; passed bluffs on the south side and a bottom cov-
ered with timber on the north. About 11 we passed a hand-
some bottom, where a band of the Rees lived last winter.
They had left a number of round huts covered with earth,
some of their water craft made of buffaloe hides, and some
garden truck, such as squashes. We proceeded on and passed
a small creek on the south side ; a handsome bottom on the
north; and encamped on a sand beach on the north side.
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The NPS atlas for this night
left shore, Fort Mandan, ND
NPS campsite reconstruction (Bergantino) · Camp of December 1 to December 31, 1804
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- Fort Mandan (opens in a new tab) NPS High Potential Historic Site · 0.3 mi
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Fort Mandan (winter) in 360°
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