Facts about the Lewis and Clark National Historical
Park
The following fact sheet provides short, interesting
facts about the Lewis and Clark National Historical
Park |
Facts about the Lewis and Clark National Historical
Park
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Fact 1: |
The historic,
national park began as Fort Clatsop National
Memorial which was established on May 29, 1958. |
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Fact 2: |
Fort Clatsop
National Memorial was redesignated as the Lewis
and Clark National Historical Park on October
30, 2004. |
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Fact 3: |
The Lewis
and Clark National Historical Park provides
beautiful scenery of the states of Washington
and Oregon and provides access to various, interesting
sites such as:
- The
replica of Fort Clatsop
- The
Fort to Sea Trail
- Station
Camp
- Salt
Works
- Netul
Landing
- William
Clark's Dismal Nitch
- Cape
Disappointment State Park
- Fort
Columbia State Park
- Fort
Stevens State Park
- Tillamook
Head (part of Ecola State Park)
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Fact 4: |
The original
replica of Fort Clatsop
was built in 1955 but was destroyed by fire
and re-built in 2006. Fort Clatsop was built
by the Corps of Discovery as their winter quarters
at the end of their outward journey of exploration.
It provides the opportunity for visitors and
tourists to view the log cabins and living conditions
of the explorers. |
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Fact 5: |
The Fort
To Sea Trail is a a 6.5-mile trail that winds
its way through the woods to the south of Fort
Clatsop to Sunset Beach on the Pacific Ocean. |
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Fact 6: |
Station Camp,
aka Middle Village, was used as the departure
point for the Corps of Discovery on their overland
journey to their first view of the Pacific Ocean.
Station Camp was William Clark's primary survey
station where he produced a detailed map of
the mouth of the Columbia River. |
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Fact 7: |
The Salt
Works was donated by the Oregon Historical Society
as an addition to Fort Clatsop National Memorial.
Members of the Corps of Discovery obtained salt
from the Pacific Ocean in order to provide flavoring
for their food and most importantly to preserve
their meat. |
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Fact 8: |
Netul Landing
is part of the 146-mile Lewis and Clark Columbia
River Water Trail that follows the route of
the explorers on the Lower Columbia River from
Bonneville Dam to the Pacific Ocean, near Ilwaco,
Washington. |
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Fact 9: |
William Clark's
Dismal Nitch is the name given to the dreary
spot where members of the Corps of Discovery
were trapped for six days by fierce wind and
high waves at the rocky shoreline.
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Fact 10: |
Cape Disappointment
State Park is a 1,882-acre Washington state
park. Its location is southwest of Ilwaco, on
the southern part of Long Beach Peninsula, fronting
the Pacific Ocean. |
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Fact 11: |
Fort Columbia
State Park is a 593-acre Washington state park
that has and interpretive center with the history
and information on the Chinook Native American
Indian culture. To learn about the explorers
description of the Chinook tribe refer to
Accounts of the Native Indians. |
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Fact 12: |
Fort Stevens
was an American military installation that guarded
the mouth of the Columbia River in the state
of Oregon where the interior of the abandoned
fort can be viewed |
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Fact 13: |
Tillamook
Head (part of Ecola State Park) rises 1000 feet
from the Pacific Ocean and it was in this area
that the explorers found the beached whale.
For accounts of this incident refer to the Lewis
and Clark journal entries of
January 6, 1806 - January 8, 1806. |
Facts about the Lewis and Clark National Historical
Park
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