Lewis & Clark Expedition
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In September of 1805 and again in June of 1806, Lewis and Clark traveled and mapped this area.
Their purpose was to explore the land, communicate with the Indians and establish the claim of the United States to the vast Pacific Northwest.
Mountains of t…
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The brass monument nearby is provided by the Idaho Society of Professional Land Surveyors in cooperation with the National Geodetic Survey to commemorate the "Lewis and Clark" Corps of Discovery campsite at Canoe Camp, Idaho.
Datum: NAD 83 an…
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Lewis and Clark called this place Canoe Camp.
For 11 days in 1805 the Corps of Discovery camped here in the company of Nez Perce while building five canoes for the journey to the Pacific.
For thousands of years before that, this riverbank was the site of …
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Seasonal Migrations
The Nimi'ipuu migrated throughout the region of the Snake River and its tributaries.
They traveled seasonally to take advantage of the food sources: camas bulbs, berries, deer, elk, bear, and salmon.
Their mobility was greatly enhan…
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No Tents?
By the time members of the Lewis & Clark Expedition reached the Snake River, their night-time shelter consisted of buffalo robes and other skins.
They left St. Louis with tents of oiled canvas, but by the summer of 1805, those had rotted away…
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"...one canoe in which Sergt. Gass was Stearing
And was nearle turning over, she Sprung
A leak or Split open on one side and
Bottom filled with water & Sunk on the rapid..."
~Captain Wm. Clark,
October 8, 1805
Dugout Canoes
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The Corps of Discovery reached the confluence of the Snake and Clearwater Rivers on October 10, 1805.
In his map of the site, William Clark included a small island he observed "at the point of union" of the channels.
The island appeared from tim…
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Petroglyphs
The earliest 'writings' along the Snake River were petroglyphs carved into the rocks.
At the Buffalo Eddy and Captain John sites, located 20 miles upriver from here, some of the petroglyphs are four to six thousand years old.
Many of the ca…
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"This river is remarkably clear and crowded with salmon in maney places...
Salmon may be seen at the depth of 15 or 20 feet...
The number...
Is remarkable to say."
~Captain Wm. Clark
The Nimi'ipuu relied upon the fish of the river…
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In 1804-06, Captains Meriwether Lewis and William Clark led about 40 soldiers and boatmen on an epic journey. President Thomas Jefferson commissioned this "Corps of Discovery" to find a route to the Pacific Ocean through the newly acquired Louisia…