The number of Mandan has been greatly…

1804 CE

The number of Mandan has been greatly reduced by smallpox epidemics and warring bands of Assiniboine, Lakota and Arikara by 1804 when Lewis and Clark visit the tribe. (The Mandan and Hidatsa will later join with the Arikara in defense against the Lakota.)

The nine villages had consolidated into two villages in the 1780s, one on each side of the Missouri, but they have continued their famous hospitality, and the Lewis and Clark expedition stops near their villages for the winter because of it.

In honor of their hosts, the expedition dub the settlement they construct Fort Mandan, located on the Missouri River approximately twelve miles from the site of present-day Washburn, North Dakota, which will develop later.

The precise location is not known for certain and is believed now to be under the water of the river.

A replica of the fort will bee constructed near the original site.

It is here that Lewis and Clark first meet Sacagawea, a captive Shoshone woman.

Sacagawea will accompany the expedition as it travels west, assisting them with information and translating skills as they journey toward the Pacific Ocean.

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Washburn McLean North Dakota United States View →

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Meriwether Lewis View → Sacagawea View → William Clark View →

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Assiniboine people (Amerind tribe) View → Lakota, aka Teton Sioux (Amerind tribe) View → Arikara people (Amerind tribe) View → Mandan (Amerind tribe) View → Hidatsa people (Amerind tribe) View → Shoshone, Shoshoni, or Snakes (Amerind tribe) View → Americans View → Louisiana, Territory of (U.S.A.) View →

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Lewis and Clark Expedition View →

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