Journal entry · November 22, 1805
Exploring for winter camp site, south shore of Columbia — Patrick Gass: November 22, 1805
Patrick Gass · Exploring for winter camp site, south shore of Columbia · Thwaites Vol. Gass 1807 First Edition
The place today: Exploring for winter camp site, south shore of Columbia
we were not yet able to set out; the wind blew very hard from
the south, and the river was rougher than it has been since we
came here. At noon the tide was higher than common, and
one of our canoes got among some logs, and was split. The
rain and wind continued all day violent.
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The NPS atlas for this night
Station Camp, 1 mi SE of Chinook Point, WA
NPS campsite reconstruction (Bergantino) · Camp of November 20 to November 24, 1805
NPS sites within 5 miles of this camp
- Middle Village/Station Camp (opens in a new tab) NPS High Potential Historic Site · 0.0 mi
- Fort Columbia State Park (opens in a new tab) Visitor center/museum · 0.7 mi
- Dismal Nitch (opens in a new tab) NPS High Potential Historic Site · 3.4 mi
- Fort Stevens State Park Museum (opens in a new tab) Visitor center/museum · 3.8 mi
- Knappton Cove Heritage Center (opens in a new tab) Visitor center/museum · 4.2 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
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