Expedition place · July 25, 1805 – July 12, 1806
Upper Missouri River, approaching Three Forks, MT
4 journal entries · 1 analysis · Recorded by Joseph Whitehouse, Patrick Gass, William Clark, John Ordway
Terrain360 · the place today
Upper Missouri River, approaching Three Forks, MT in 360°
10 frames across 1.7 mi of the route around this location
The journal entries written here
July 1805
Jul 25
Joseph Whitehouse: July 25, 1805
Joseph Whitehouse
“a clear pleasant morning, we Set out as usal and proceeded on. Saw a large white bear on an Island. Saw a…”
Jul 25
Patrick Gass: July 25, 1805
Patrick Gass
“usual time, in a fine morning: we passed a beautiful plain on 116 GASS’S JOURNAL OF THE the north side, and at…”
July 1806
Jul 12
Clark: July 12, 1806
William Clark
“Saturday 12th,July 1806 Sergt. Pryor did not join me last night he has proceeded on down. the beaver was flacking in the…”
Jul 12
Lewis: to Great Falls / Clark: to Three Forks — John Ordway: July 12, 1806
John Ordway
“here last year we Split up this morning for paddles, &C. Set out as usal and proceed on down the river fast…”
Nights the Corps camped here
- Jul 13, 1806 north side of Gallatin River, 1½ mi east of Logan, MT (Clark’s party) Entries for Jul 13, 1806
NPS campsite reconstruction (Bergantino; Harlan where he is the only source). Source: National Park Service, Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail Park Atlas.
