Lewis & Clark Trail
Ft Abraham Lincoln ND
On-A-Slant Village
Continuing up Hwy 1806 from Ft Yates, hugging the Missouri, I arrived at Ft Abraham Lincoln State Park. It is most notable for being the last command post of George Armstrong Custer. However, my visit concerned the old Mandan village sharing the same site. The village visitor center houses many interesting artifacts, including a model of the entire village, above. The actual grounds of the original village has two living lodge replicas and one ceremonial lodge, top right. Right, an interior view of a typical habitation. Walking through this site on Oct 20, 1804, Clark commented briefly about seeing "old remains of a villige on the Side of a hill." I was lucky enough to camp here at the confluence of the Heart and Missouri Rivers that night.
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