Departed Fort Clatsop, ascending Columbia River — Patrick Gass: March 31, 1806
proceeded on early. One of the men went along shore, and
in a short time killed a deer: the deer are very plenty on this
part of the river. We proceeded on, and passed a large vil-
lage which was full of people as we went down, but is now all
deserted except one lodge. In the evening we came to a
small prairie opposite the mouth of Quicksand river, where
we encamped.
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right shore at Washougal, WA
NPS campsite reconstruction (Bergantino)
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- Two River Heritage Museum (opens in a new tab) Visitor center/museum · 0.2 mi
- Sandy River Delta (opens in a new tab) NPS High Potential Historic Site · 1.3 mi
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