Lewis & Clark at the Knife River Indian Villages

Lewis & Clark at the Knife River Indian Villages (HMMFU)

Location: Stanton, ND 58571 Mercer County
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Country: United States of America
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N 47° 19.901', W 101° 23.077'

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Lewis & Clark in North Dakota

With 168 days and 1,600 miles behind them, the Lewis and Clark Expedition arrived near the Knife River Villages. Captain William Clark wrote:

October 27, 1804
"came too at the Village on the L.S. this village is situated on an eminance of about 50 feet above the Water in a handsome plain it containes [40 or 50] houses in a kind of Picket work, the houses are round and verry large containing several families, as also their horses which is tied on one Side of the enterance,"
Upon thier return from the Pacific Ocean in 1806, three days were spent here counselling with the tribal leaders.

August 14, 1806
"when we were opposit the Minetares Grand Village [Big Hidatsa Village] we Saw a number of the Nativs viewing of [us]. we derected the Blunderbuses fired Several times, Soon after we Came too at a Croud of the nativs on the bank opposit the Village of the Shoe Indians or Mah-har-has' [Amahami Village] at which place I saw the principal Chief of the Little Village [Sakakawea Village] of the Menitarre & the principal Chief of the Mah-har-has. those people were extreamly pleased to See us."

August 17, 1806
"we also took leave of T.[Touisant] Chabono, his Snake Indian wife [Sakakawea] and their child who had accompanied us on our rout to the pacific ocean in the capacity of interpreter and interpretres."
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HM NumberHMMFU
Series This marker is part of the Lewis & Clark Expedition series
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Placed ByKnife River Indian Villages National Historic Site, National Park Service and Lewis and Clark National Trails Association
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Date Added Thursday, October 2nd, 2014 at 5:48pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)14T E 319837 N 5244781
Decimal Degrees47.33168333, -101.38461667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 47° 19.901', W 101° 23.077'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds47° 19' 54.06" N, 101° 23' 4.62" W
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Area Code(s)701
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 555 Village Trail, Stanton ND 58571, US
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