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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Predicate Object
instanceOf Lewis and Clark Expedition site
historic site
military fortification
associatedWith Hidatsa people NERFINISHED
Mandan people NERFINISHED
Sacagawea NERFINISHED
Toussaint Charbonneau NERFINISHED
builtInPeriod winter 1804–1805
commandedBy Meriwether Lewis NERFINISHED
William Clark NERFINISHED
constructedBy Corps of Discovery NERFINISHED
Lewis and Clark Expedition NERFINISHED
country United States of America
surface form: 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 NERFINISHED
hasReplica Fort Mandan reconstructed site NERFINISHED
heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark (associated site) NERFINISHED
locatedIn McLean County, North Dakota NERFINISHED
North Dakota NERFINISHED
Upper Missouri River region NERFINISHED
locatedNear Knife River NERFINISHED
Missouri River NERFINISHED
Washburn, North Dakota NERFINISHED
material cottonwood logs
namedAfter George Mandan (disputed etymology) NERFINISHED
openToPublic true
operator Lewis and Clark Fort Mandan Foundation NERFINISHED
partOf Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail NERFINISHED
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 NERFINISHED
Lewis and Clark Expedition NERFINISHED

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