John Ordway

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751
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953
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1804-05-14
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1806-09-23
Date range

By Expedition Phase

Phase 2: Westward Journey (1804-1805)
453 entries
Phase 3: Winter at Fort Clatsop (1805-1806)
113 entries
Phase 4: Return Journey (1806)
185 entries

Most-Mentioned in John's Entries

People

  1. Clark (113)
  2. Capt Lewis (102)
  3. Drouillard (77)
  4. Cap* Clark (49)
  5. Cap* Lewis (36)
  6. Collins (31)
  7. Reubin Field (27)
  8. Patrick Gass (24)
  9. Colter (20)
  10. Coues (19)
  11. Shannon (17)
  12. Joseph Whitehouse (16)

Tribes

  1. Mandan (38)
  2. Clatsop (19)
  3. Snake nation (13)
  4. Mandens (11)
  5. Souix (10)
  6. Mahars (10)
  7. flat head nation (10)
  8. Lakota (8)
  9. Arikara (7)
  10. Grossvantars (7)

Places

  1. Missouri River (94)
  2. Columbia River (31)
  3. Fort Mandan (18)
  4. N. Side (8)
  5. Garrison (8)
  6. Salt works (8)
  7. S* Louis (7)
  8. prarie (6)
  9. willow Island (6)
  10. Marias River (6)
  11. River Roshjone (6)
  12. Dawson County (6)

Animals

  1. deer (237)
  2. Elk (154)
  3. beaver (90)
  4. buffaloe (67)
  5. buffalow (43)
  6. Musquetoes (22)
  7. Goats (22)
  8. goose (21)
  9. ducks (17)
  10. geese (17)

Recent entries

John Ordway: September 23, 1806 890 chars Missouri River approaching St. Louis — John Ordway: September 22, 1806 549 chars Missouri River approaching St. Louis — John Ordway: September 21, 1806 953 chars La Charette - first settlement, citizens cheer — John Ordway: September 20, 1806 671 chars Missouri River through Kansas-Missouri area — John Ordway: September 19, 1806 397 chars Missouri River through Kansas-Missouri area — John Ordway: September 18, 1806 361 chars Missouri River through Kansas-Missouri area — John Ordway: September 17, 1806 1841 chars Missouri River through Kansas-Missouri area — John Ordway: September 16, 1806 997 chars Missouri River through Kansas-Missouri area — John Ordway: September 15, 1806 766 chars Missouri near Floyd's Bluff and Council Bluffs — John Ordway: September 14, 1806 545 chars Missouri near Floyd's Bluff and Council Bluffs — John Ordway: September 13, 1806 379 chars Missouri near Floyd's Bluff and Council Bluffs — John Ordway: September 12, 1806 2621 chars Missouri near Floyd's Bluff and Council Bluffs — John Ordway: September 11, 1806 346 chars Missouri near Floyd's Bluff and Council Bluffs — John Ordway: September 10, 1806 751 chars Missouri River through Dakota territory — John Ordway: September 9, 1806 218 chars Missouri River through Dakota territory — John Ordway: September 8, 1806 184 chars Missouri River through Dakota territory — John Ordway: September 7, 1806 586 chars Missouri River through Dakota territory — John Ordway: September 6, 1806 616 chars Missouri River through Dakota territory — John Ordway: September 5, 1806 969 chars Missouri River through Dakota territory — John Ordway: September 4, 1806 765 chars

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