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Camp Dubois (English: Camp Wood), near present-day Wood River, Illinois, served as the winter camp and launch-point for the United States's exploration of the Louisiana Purchase and Pacific Northwest by the Lewis and Clark Expedition.
The site, located in Hartford, Illinois, commemorates Camp River Dubois, the camp of the Lewis and Clark Expedition from December 1803 to May 1804. The site is National Trail Site #1 on the Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail and is located directly off the Confluence Bike Trail, part of the Confluence Greenway.
They stayed at Camp Dubois until May 14, 1804, when they crossed the Mississippi River and started up the Missouri River (at 2,341 miles long it is the longest river in North America). [8] On March 29, 1804, while still at Camp Dubois, Private John Colter and Shields (second cousins) threatened Sergeant John Ordway 's life.
The Corps of Discovery departs Camp Dubois under Clark's command, its crew more than 40 strong. [38] [39] [40] May 16: They reach St. Charles on the Missouri River to await Lewis's return from St. Louis. [41] [42] May 17: Pvts. Collins, Hall and Werner are court martialed for being AWOL. Collins, who is convicted of additional charges, receives ...
The winter was spent at Camp Dubois, a temporary camp on the Illinois side of the Mississippi, across from the Missouri River's outlet. On May 14, 1804, the expedition left the camp and began the voyage up the Missouri; the strong countercurrent reduced their speed to one mile per hour.
Chouteau Island is the site of the first European settlement in Madison County, with evidence of French settlers dating to as early as 1750. [2]Lewis and Clark camped on Gabaret Island on December 11, 1803, prior to establishing Camp Dubois near Wood River, Illinois.
An Illinois National Guard member died after suffering heat injuries during outdoor fitness activities at a military base in Mississippi, authorities say. The 38-year-old man was treated by a ...
Camp Dubois where Lewis and Clark spent the winter before beginning their famous expedition. Hartford is a village in Madison County, Illinois, United States, on the Mississippi River near the mouth of the Missouri River. The population was 1,185 at the 2020 census, [3] down from 1,429 in 2010. [4]