Journal entry · January 20, 1806
Fort Clatsop, winter quarters — Patrick Gass: January 20, 1806
Patrick Gass · Fort Clatsop, winter quarters · Thwaites Vol. Gass 1807 First Edition
The place today: Fort Clatsop, winter quarters
again came to see us, whom we suffered, contrary to our usual
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practice, to remain in the fort all night; the evening was so
wet and stormy. It also rained on the 21st and 22nd. Our
hunters killed three elk. On my way with a party to bring in
the meat of these, I saw some amazingly large trees of the fir
kind: they are from 12 to 15 feet in diameter.
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The NPS atlas for this night
Fort Clatsop, OR
NPS campsite reconstruction (Bergantino) · Camp of January 10 to January 31, 1806
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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