Fort Mandan - Washburn, North Dakota
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BruceS
N 47° 17.907 W 101° 05.147
14T E 342315 N 5240440
Reconstructed fort where Lewis and Clark spent their winter of of 1804- 1805 near Washburn, North Dakota.
Waymark Code: WM2N5T
Location: North Dakota, United States
Date Posted: 11/24/2007
Published By:
RGS
Views: 44
This fort is located a couple miles from the original location however it is a full-sized replica of the trapezoidal fort.
From Captains Clark's journal:
November 20, 1804: " The works consist of two rows of huts or sheds, forming an angle where they joined each other; each row containing four rooms, of 14 feet square and 7 feet high, with plank ceiling, and the roof slanting so as to form a loft above the rooms, the highest point of which is 18 feet from the ground"
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Reconstructed fort
Date Waymark Created: 11/24/2007
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