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'''Fort Clatsop (1805-1806)''' - This fort was the first military establishment to be built in Oregon. It served [[Meriwether Lewis|Lewis]] and [[William Clark|Clark]] and the 33-member Corps of Discovery as winter quarters in 1805-06 as seven cabins surrounded by a 50 ft square stockade . | '''Fort Clatsop (1805-1806)''' - This fort was the first military establishment to be built in Oregon. It served [[Meriwether Lewis|Lewis]] and [[William Clark|Clark]] and the 33-member Corps of Discovery as winter quarters in 1805-06 as seven cabins surrounded by a 50 ft square stockade . | ||
The Corps built the original fort between 7 Dec 1805 and 30 Dec 1805 according to a plan that Clark had drawn on the back of his elk skin covered journal. They named the fort after a neighboring tribe of friendly Indians. The party left Fort Clatsop on 23 Mar 1806 and began the journey back east. | The Corps built the original fort between 7 Dec 1805 and 30 Dec 1805 according to a plan that Clark had drawn on the back of his elk skin covered journal. They named the fort after a neighboring tribe of friendly Indians. The party left Fort Clatsop on 23 Mar 1806 and began the journey back east, abandoning the fort to the local Indian tribes. | ||
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The fort was reconstructed in 1955 on a site what was thought to be close to the original site. It became Fort Clatsop National Memorial Park in 1958. In 1963 a visitor center was added and the park became a part of the Lewis & Clark National Historical Park in 2004. | |||
On 3 Oct 2005 the 1955 replica of the fort was [http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory?id=1182890 destroyed by fire]. The replica was rebuilt during 2006 and was reopened to the public on 9 Dec 2006, | |||
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[http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory?id=1182890 destroyed by fire]. | |||
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'''Source:''' [[Oregon Military History, Forts-Camps-Roads]] | '''Source:''' [[Oregon Military History, Forts-Camps-Roads]] | ||
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*[http://www.nationalparks.org/Planyourparktrip/ParkProfile.asp?partnerid=1132&Section=4 Fort Catsop National Memorial Park] | *[http://www.nationalparks.org/Planyourparktrip/ParkProfile.asp?partnerid=1132&Section=4 Fort Catsop National Memorial Park] | ||
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Revision as of 17:06, 29 January 2007
Fort Clatsop (1805-1806) - This fort was the first military establishment to be built in Oregon. It served Lewis and Clark and the 33-member Corps of Discovery as winter quarters in 1805-06 as seven cabins surrounded by a 50 ft square stockade .
The Corps built the original fort between 7 Dec 1805 and 30 Dec 1805 according to a plan that Clark had drawn on the back of his elk skin covered journal. They named the fort after a neighboring tribe of friendly Indians. The party left Fort Clatsop on 23 Mar 1806 and began the journey back east, abandoning the fort to the local Indian tribes.
Current Status
The fort was reconstructed in 1955 on a site what was thought to be close to the original site. It became Fort Clatsop National Memorial Park in 1958. In 1963 a visitor center was added and the park became a part of the Lewis & Clark National Historical Park in 2004.
On 3 Oct 2005 the 1955 replica of the fort was destroyed by fire. The replica was rebuilt during 2006 and was reopened to the public on 9 Dec 2006,
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Location: Located three-fourths of a mile south of the Oregon Coast Highway, just west of the Lewis and Clark River in Clatsop County, Oregon. Maps & Images Lat: 46.13423 Long: -123.879122 |
Source: Oregon Military History, Forts-Camps-Roads
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Visited: No
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Pages in category "Fort Clatsop"
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