Fort Mandan

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Fort Mandan was the winter encampment of the Lewis and Clark Expedition in present-day North Dakota, where the Corps of Discovery prepared for and launched the next phase of their journey west.

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Fort Mandan canonical 3
Fort Mandan reconstructed site 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Lewis and Clark Expedition site
historic site
military fortification
associatedWith Hidatsa people
Mandan people
Sacagawea
Toussaint Charbonneau
builtInPeriod winter 1804–1805
commandedBy Meriwether Lewis
William Clark
constructedBy Corps of Discovery
Lewis and Clark Expedition
country United States
endDate 1805-04
event birth of Jean Baptiste Charbonneau
function diplomatic base for Native American relations
scientific observation post
supply depot
hasFeature blockhouses
interior cabins
palisade walls
hasNearbyAttraction North Dakota Lewis & Clark Interpretive Center
hasReplica Fort Mandan reconstructed site
linked to: Fort Mandan
heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark (associated site)
locatedIn McLean County, North Dakota
North Dakota
Upper Missouri River region
locatedNear Knife River
Missouri River
Washburn, North Dakota
material cottonwood logs
namedAfter George Mandan (disputed etymology)
openToPublic true
operator Lewis and Clark Fort Mandan Foundation
partOf Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail
purpose staging point for westward exploration
winter quarters for the Lewis and Clark Expedition
shape triangular fort layout
significantFor diplomatic meetings with Native American tribes
mapping and scientific data collection
preparation for crossing the Rocky Mountains
startDate 1804-11
status original site destroyed
timeZone Central Time Zone
usedAs winter encampment
usedBy Corps of Discovery
Lewis and Clark Expedition

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Pomp placeOfBirth Fort Mandan
Pompey birthPlace Fort Mandan
Fort Mandan hasReplica Fort Mandan reconstructed site
linked to: Fort Mandan