Lewis and Clark.
It was built in 1805.
Fort clatsop
Fort Clatsop
Fort Mandon and Fort Clatsop.
it was cold
Fort Clatsop
Fort Clatsop
The Lewis and Clark expedition left Fort Clatsop on March 23, 1806.
No. Fort Mandan was somewhere around the beginning of the expedition and Fort Clatsop was somewhere around the beginning of the journey back home. They were named after Indian tribes that lived around the forts.
Lewis and Clark's party, consisting of around 33 men, started constructing Fort Clatsop on December 10, 1805. It took them about three weeks to complete the construction, and the fort was completed by December 25, 1805.
In 1805, the Corps of Discovery spent the winter at Fort Clatsop before beginning their return trip to St. Louis. Fort Clatsop was located in Oregon County near what is now Astoria, Oregon.
Fort Clatsop