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Fort Mandan was the name of the encampment which the Lewis and Clark Expedition built for wintering over in 1804–1805. The encampment was located on the Missouri River approximately twelve miles (19 km) from the site of present-day Washburn, North Dakota , which developed later.
It is located about two miles from the reconstructed Fort Mandan. The center also interprets other aspects of North Dakota history, including the farming-based cultures of the Mandan and Hidatsa Native American nations, the fur trade at Fort Clark Trading Post State Historic Site , the 1830s expedition by Prince Maximilian of Wied-Neuwied ...
When the explorers arrived in winter 1804, [2] between 4,000 and 5,000 Hidatsa and Mandan lived in this area, and there were more than 200 lodges. [5] Each of these earthlodges could hold 20 to 30 people. [2] After Fort Mandan was erected by the Discovery Corps, trading was conducted between the men of the expedition and people of Big Hidatsa. [2]
The Huff Archeological Site is a prehistoric Mandan village in North Dakota dated around 1450 AD. [1] It was discovered in the early 1900s. [ 2 ] The site has been designated a National Historic Landmark , [ 3 ] and is one of the best preserved sites of the period.
Washburn was founded in 1882 near the former site of Fort Mandan, winter quarters of the Lewis and Clark Expedition in 1804–1805, near a Mandan village. The town was designated as the county seat in 1883. The city's name honors General Cadwallader C. Washburn. [6]
The Corps reaches Mandan Indian territory near present-day Washburn, North Dakota. Over the next few days, they meet with Mandan and Hidatsa chiefs and begin looking for a site for a winter fort. [76] November 2: A location for their winter fortification is selected across the river from the main Mandan village.
USS Fort Mandan (LSD-21) was a Casa Grande-class dock landing ship of the United States Navy, named in honor of Fort Mandan, the encampment at which the Lewis and Clark Expedition wintered in 1804–1805, in what is now North Dakota.
The first Mandan village was north of the river. The elder Vérendrye gave its latitude as 48°12' which is about 10 miles (16 km) north of any point on the Missouri River. If the reading was not too inaccurate it implies a northern location, possibly a site near modern New Town, North Dakota, as first suggested by Libby in 1916. Vérendrye ...