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== History == | == History == | ||
[[File:Rock Fort Camp Panel1.jpg|thumb|left|300px|Rock For Camp Interpretive Panel.]] | [[File:Rock Fort Camp Panel1.jpg|thumb|left|300px|Rock For Camp Interpretive Panel.]] | ||
A Corps of Discovery camp established on 25 Oct 1805 on a naturally formed rock defensive position on the south bank of the Columbia River near the present day city of The Dalles. The campsite was occupied through 28 Oct 1805 (3 nights and 2 days). On 26 Oct 1805 the camp was visited by chiefs of the Chinookan tribes from the north shore of the Columbia. The expedition used the time to fix the latitude and longitude of the site and to repair damaged equipment. | A Corps of Discovery camp was established on 25 Oct 1805 on a naturally formed rock defensive position on the south bank of the Columbia River near the present-day city of The Dalles. The campsite was occupied through 28 Oct 1805 (3 nights and 2 days). On 26 Oct 1805, the camp was visited by chiefs of the Chinookan tribes from the north shore of the Columbia. The expedition used the time to fix the latitude and longitude of the site and to repair damaged equipment. | ||
After wintering at [[Fort Clatsop]], the expedition camped three nights at Rock Fort Camp on the return trip. They remained at the camp from 15 Apr 1806 to 17 Apr 1806. They were again visited by the Chinookan tribe while there. | After wintering at [[Fort Clatsop]], the expedition camped three nights at Rock Fort Camp on the return trip. They remained at the camp from 15 Apr 1806 to 17 Apr 1806. They were again visited by the Chinookan tribe while there. | ||
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== Current Status == | == Current Status == | ||
[[File:Rock Fort Camp Plaque Text.jpg|thumb|left|300px|Fort Rock Camp Plaque Text.]] | [[File:Rock Fort Camp Plaque Text.jpg|thumb|left|300px|Fort Rock Camp Plaque Text.]] | ||
No remains of the camp. The site has a rock-set plaque and several interpretive panels describing events at the site. One of a few Lewis & Clark campsites that have been positively identified and where | No remains of the camp. The site has a rock-set plaque and several interpretive panels describing events at the site. One of a few Lewis & Clark campsites that have been positively identified and where visitors can actually walk the ground where the site was located. The view from the campsite is different today than it was in Lewis & Clark's time because The Dalles Dam waters have covered Celilo Falls and the rapids at this point in the river. | ||
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* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_Fort_Campsite Rock Fort Campsite Wikipedia - Rock Fort Camp] | * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_Fort_Campsite Rock Fort Campsite Wikipedia - Rock Fort Camp] | ||
* [http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WM1GQD_Lewis_Clark_Expedition_The_Dalles_Oregon Waymarking - Rock Fort Camp] | * [http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WM1GQD_Lewis_Clark_Expedition_The_Dalles_Oregon Waymarking - Rock Fort Camp] | ||
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{{Visited|16 Sep 2016}} | {{Visited|16 Sep 2016}} | ||
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History A Corps of Discovery camp was established on 25 Oct 1805 on a naturally formed rock defensive position on the south bank of the Columbia River near the present-day city of The Dalles. The campsite was occupied through 28 Oct 1805 (3 nights and 2 days). On 26 Oct 1805, the camp was visited by chiefs of the Chinookan tribes from the north shore of the Columbia. The expedition used the time to fix the latitude and longitude of the site and to repair damaged equipment. After wintering at Fort Clatsop, the expedition camped three nights at Rock Fort Camp on the return trip. They remained at the camp from 15 Apr 1806 to 17 Apr 1806. They were again visited by the Chinookan tribe while there.
Current Status No remains of the camp. The site has a rock-set plaque and several interpretive panels describing events at the site. One of a few Lewis & Clark campsites that have been positively identified and where visitors can actually walk the ground where the site was located. The view from the campsite is different today than it was in Lewis & Clark's time because The Dalles Dam waters have covered Celilo Falls and the rapids at this point in the river.
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Visited: 16 Sep 2016
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