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=Fort Clatsop= Fort Clatsop was the winter home for Lewis and Clark. Lewis and Clark stayed there from 1805 to 1806. This fort was the turn around point of the epic 33-membered Corps of Discovery voyage. It was one of the first military forts built in the northwest area. toc

The Corps of Discovery landed on the Washington shore on November 1805. The area was exposed to frequent rain and wind. Their wasn't many animals in that area also.The fort wasn't finished until December 24. It was named after an Indian tribe they had met called the clotsop tribe.Fort Clatcop was basicly two cabins built together.

The Start of Their Journey
Lewis and Clarks journey started when president Jefferson said that Lewis would lead this expodition. This journey started in 1803 while Lewis started towards Louisville Kentucky. That is where he joined Clark.On May 14,1804 three boats left Saint Louis sailing west on the Missouri River. They rode in 55foot keelboats.For the first winter they stayed at Camp DuBois.

The Indians
Along their journey they came across many indian tribes like the Nez Perce, Mandans,and the Shoshonies. The Nez Perce lived tn scattered on the other side of the Rocky Mountains. Clarks was the first one to see thsm and he gave them ribbons as a sign of freindship. The Mandans lived in the middle of the trading route up the Missouri River. The Shoshones lived in snake nation. Sacagawea was one of the Shoshonies that was seporated from them.

Sacagawea
She was an indian that Lewis and Clark hired to come with them. Before they started out with her she had a baby. The baby saved their lives once when another indian tribe came to attack the Corps of Discovery they realized that they had a baby and that this was not a war tribe. Toussaint was her husband and he came along too. He was a big help to the Corps because he taught them things that they didn't know.

__Fort Clatsop Today__
Today Fort Clatsop is a national park in Oregon. You can come and see the fort where they spent their last winter on their expidition. Fort Clatsop is visited by thousands of people each year.

1) "Fort Clatsop". www.nwcouncil.org. 30 January 2009 

2) "Fort Clatsop National Memorial". www.stateparks.com. 30 January 2009 

3) "Lewis and Clark Native Americans". www.pbs.org. 30 January 2009 <http://www.pbs.org/lewisandclark/native/nez.html