Journal entry · November 1, 1804
Building Fort Mandan — Patrick Gass: November 1, 1804
Patrick Gass · Building Fort Mandan · Thwaites Vol. Gass 1807 First Edition
The place today: Fort Mandan (winter)
down the river, to look for a place where we could fix our
winter quarters. At dark we had descended 9 miles, and came
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to a bottom covered with cotton wood, where we encamped.
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The NPS atlas for this night
left shore, opposite mouth Knife River, ND
NPS campsite reconstruction (Bergantino)
About 4.3 miles of travel mapped this day (NPS’s reconstruction of the course)
NPS sites within 5 miles of this camp
- Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site (opens in a new tab) NPS High Potential Historic Site · National Historic Landmark · 2.9 mi
- Fort Mandan (opens in a new tab) NPS High Potential Historic Site · 3.6 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
Terrain360 · the place today
Fort Mandan (winter) in 360°
10 frames across 1.8 mi of the route around this location
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