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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Camp Dubois canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| 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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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.