Fort Mandan

Fort Mandan was the name of the encampment which the Lewis and Clark Expedition built for wintering over in 1804–1805. The encampment was located on the approximately twelve miles from the site of present-day , which developed later.
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  • Park
  • …lies at an elevation of 1,742 feet (531 metres)
  • Description: American frontier fort used by Lewis & Clark

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Stanton.

Town
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is a city in , United States. is situated 5 miles west of Fort Mandan.

Fort Mandan

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Latitude
47.29611° or 47° 17′ 46″ north
Longitude
-101.28599° or 101° 17′ 10″ west
Open location code
85VW7PW7+CJ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 357754834
Open­Street­Map feature
leisure=­park
Geo­Names ID
5689161
Wiki­data ID
Q1147514

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Spanish—“Fort Mandan” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Fort Mandan Historic Site”
  • Dutch: “Fort Mandan”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “حصن ماندان”
  • Finnish: “Fort Mandan”
  • French: “fort Mandan”
  • French: “Fort Mandan”
  • German: “Fort Mandan”
  • Italian: “Fort Mandan”
  • Spanish: “Fuerte Mandan”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Fort Clark Trading Post State Historic Site and Hensler.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Leland Olds Power Plant and Alderin Cemetery.

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