Camp Dubois

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Camp Dubois was the winter encampment and staging area near the Mississippi River where the Lewis and Clark Expedition prepared for and began its historic exploration of the American West.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Lewis and Clark Expedition site
historical site
military encampment
alsoKnownAs Camp River Dubois NERFINISHED
Camp Wood NERFINISHED
associatedWith Corps of Discovery NERFINISHED
Thomas Jefferson NERFINISHED
commandedBy Meriwether Lewis NERFINISHED
William Clark NERFINISHED
coordinateSystem Northern Hemisphere NERFINISHED
country United States of America
surface form: United States
endTime 1804
expeditionDepartedOn May 14, 1804
function recruitment center for expedition members
supply depot
training site for Corps of Discovery
hasFacility Lewis and Clark State Historic Site Interpretive Center NERFINISHED
hasHistoricalSignificance starting point of overland phase of Lewis and Clark Expedition
hasReconstruction replica fort and camp structures
hasRole staging area
training camp
winter encampment
hasSeasonalUse winter encampment 1803–1804
heritageStatus reconstructed historic site
inception December 1803
languageOfRecord English
locatedIn Illinois
locatedInPresentDay near Hartford, Illinois
locatedNear Mississippi River NERFINISHED
Missouri River NERFINISHED
confluence of the Mississippi and Missouri Rivers
militaryBranch United States Army
namedAfter William Dubois NERFINISHED
operatedBy Illinois Department of Natural Resources NERFINISHED
partOf Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail NERFINISHED
early United States western exploration history
significantEvent departure of Lewis and Clark Expedition
preparation for Lewis and Clark Expedition
startTime 1803
timePeriod Louisiana Purchase era NERFINISHED
topicOf Lewis and Clark historical studies
touristAttraction yes
usedBy Lewis and Clark Expedition NERFINISHED
United States Army
usedFor disciplining and organizing the Corps of Discovery
mapping and planning the expedition route
testing equipment

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