Plague and reward 2023 Lewis and Clark trip 447 Ft Union ND 071823

Plague and reward

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July 18th 2023
Arising early, we soon got to see the most glorious view - Williston in our rear view mirror. When we temporarily let the story of Lewis and Clark, they had built a log fort just downstream of the Mandan villages. It was a cold winter, and they subsisted on what game they could shoot and corn shared with them by the Mandans. As soon as river conditions allowed, they sent the keelboat back down ... read more

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Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the origina... ... read more