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Camp Dubois was a fully operating military camp. Soldiers stationed at the camp were required to participate in training, maintain personal cleanliness, police the camp and other duties spelled out by the United States military. They had inspections, marched, stood guard duty and hunted to supplement their military rations.
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.
The Mandan villages in what is now North Dakota were reached on October 26, after 1,500 miles (2,400 km) of travel from Camp Dubois. The expedition built and wintered at Fort Mandan . The keelboat was sent back to St. Louis with the returning party on April 6, 1805, while the remainder of the expedition continued overland to the Pacific Ocean.
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 ...
Located near Clayton, Georgia, Camp Rainey Mountain's High Adventure Outpost offers 10 campsites featuring adirondack shelters, 12 campsites featuring tent platforms, four centrally located hot showers, a family camping area, three townhouse cabins, an 1800s style pioneer village, two waterfront areas, a rifle and shotgun range, an archery ...
The foundations for the Corps of Discovery were laid when Thomas Jefferson met John Ledyard to discuss a proposed expedition to the Pacific Northwest in the 1780s. [2] [3] In 1802, Jefferson read Alexander Mackenzie's 1801 book about his 1792–1793 overland expedition across Canada to the Pacific Ocean; these exploratory journals influenced his decision to create an American body capable of ...
Aug. 10—Area fans of Buc-ee's, a convenience store and fueling center chain with a devoted following, may soon have a much shorter distance to drive. Plans submitted to the city of Huber Heights ...
Johnson's Island is a 300-acre (120 ha) island in Sandusky Bay, located on the coast of Lake Erie, 3 miles (4.8 km) from the city of Sandusky, Ohio.It was the site of a prisoner-of-war camp for Confederate officers captured during the American Civil War.