Canoe Camp

Canoe Camp (HM22TF)

Location: Orofino, ID 83544 Clearwater County
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Country: United States of America
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N 46° 30.062', W 116° 19.885'

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Canoe Camp

One of 38 sites of Nez Perce National Historical Park


These grounds have been inhabited for thousands of years by the Nez Perce people, but are best known as the place where the Lewis and Clark Corps of Discovery worked with the Nez Perce to build the canoes that took them to the Pacific Ocean in 1805.

The Corps was unable to find enough food along the Lolo Trail, so by the time they got to Nez Perce country, they were starving. At their first meal with the Nez Perce on the Weippe Prairie, they ate so much camas and dried salmon that they were sick for days.
Even in their weakened state and slowed by hot weather, they still managed to build five canoes in twelve days.

As the Corps left for their journey to the Pacific, they cached their saddles and gear and left their horses here in the care of the Nez Perce until their return in the spring.
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HM NumberHM22TF
Series This marker is part of the Lewis & Clark Expedition series
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Date Added Monday, November 13th, 2017 at 7:02am PST -08:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)11T E 551300 N 5149935
Decimal Degrees46.50103333, -116.33141667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 46° 30.062', W 116° 19.885'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds46° 30' 3.7200000000001" N, 116° 19' 53.1" W
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Area Code(s)208
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 14115 US-12, Orofino ID 83544, US
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