Here the Corps of Discovery lived in preparation for their long journey east. It would be their home until March 23,1806.
| Lewis, with a small party, scouted ahead and found a suitable site for winter quarters, evidence of enough game for the winter, and a salt supply. | ||||||
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| On December 8, 1905 they established Fort Clatsop.
Here the Corps of Discovery lived in preparation for their long journey east. It would be their home until March 23,1806. |
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| By Christmas Eve they were under shelter. They named the fort for the friendly local Indian tribe, the Clatsops. | ||||||
| Today, summer visitors learn what life was like. | ||||||
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