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the town of North Fork, the Expedition continued north up the North
Fork Salmon River. US HWY 93 continues north, joining the Lewis and
Clark route several miles north of North Fork. On September 2, they
set up camp on the Salmon River northwest of Gibbonsville. This interpretive
sign on HWY 93 stands in the vicinity of the campsite. The terrain
looks similar to what Captain Clark described, right. Sergeant John
Ordway added: "we call this place dismal Swamp..." after
a similar "dismal" place in the Virginia - North Carolina
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