Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Fort Clatsop was the encampment of the Lewis and Clark Expedition in the Oregon Country near the mouth of the Columbia River during the winter of 1805–1806. Located along the Lewis and Clark River at the north end of the Clatsop Plains approximately 5 miles (8.0 km) southwest of Astoria, the fort was the last encampment of the Corps of Discovery, before embarking on their return trip east to ...
The federal park began as Fort Clatsop National Memorial which was established on May 29, 1958. The memorial was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on October 15, 1966. On October 30, 2004, it was redesignated Lewis and Clark National Historical Park with expanded jurisdiction over multiple sites, [ 4 ] including:
Clatsop members regularly visited the fort to trade furs and other goods for European manufactured goods. The Clatsop shared salmon, berries, and hunting tips with the Corps of Discovery. In contrast to the Corps' interactions with the Plains Indians the previous winter, their interaction with the Clatsop was more limited. The two groups did ...
The Corps departs Fort Clatsop, eager to begin their journey home. [123] April 18: The expedition reaches the Columbia's Great Falls. They need horses for re-crossing the Rockies, but the Native Americans demand steep prices so they buy only four. [124] April 28: They leave Oregon, following the Columbia to the Snake River in southeastern ...
Language links are at the top of the page across from the title.
[3]), and camped at that location for 10 days before relocating for the winter to what would become Fort Clatsop. In the 1870s and 1880s, Joseph G. Megler operated a fish buying station on the east side of Point Ellice in Clark's "Dismal Nitch", and it in time became known as Megler Cove.
Location of Clatsop County in Oregon. This list presents the full set of buildings, structures, objects, sites, or districts designated on the National Register of Historic Places in Clatsop County, Oregon, United States, and offers brief descriptive information about each of them.
Astoria is a port city and the seat of Clatsop County, Oregon, United States.Founded in 1811, Astoria is the oldest city in the state and was the first permanent American settlement west of the Rocky Mountains. [6]