Lewis & Clark In ND Letterbox
Lewis & Clark In ND Letterbox
| Placed By: | Silver Eagle |
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| Date: | 06/24/03 |
| Nearest Town: | Williston, ND |
| County: | Williams |
| Terrain Difficulty: | Easy (flat, 200 yards RT) |
| Status: | alive (03/03/07) |
In October, 1804, Lewis and Clark entered the area now known as North Dakota. They traveled upriver past today's towns of Huff, Bismarck and Washburn, where they met the Mandan Indians. They decided to stop here for the winter and on November 3 they began contruction of Fort Mandan, near today's Lewis & Clark Interpretive Center. The Mandans helped them survive the harsh winter and on April 7, 1805 they again headed upriver. They brought along Touissant Charbonneau, a French fur-trader, as a translator, and his wife Sacagawea and her son "Pomp". Sacagawea would soon prove to be invaluable to the expedition. Soon they passed three Hidatsa communities, which today are preserved at the Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site. On April 25, they arrived at the confluence of the Missouri and Yellowstone rivers near present-day Missouri-Yellowstone Confluence Interpretive Center. This is also near where Lewis & Clark rejoined each other on the return trip in 1806. Featured in the Center is the Lewis and Clark journey, the fur trade era and Fort Buford military post, located nearby at Fort Buford State Historic Site. So enjoy some history while looking for this letterbox.
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Last updated on 03/05/2007