Winter Camp, Wood River, Illinois
Sub-zero weather and clouds make for a snowy afternoon. Lewis continues working in Cahokia and St. Louis.
Camp River Dubois Sunrise
Photo provided by Lewis & Clark State Historic Site, Hartford, Illinois. Used by permission.
Cold and Snow
a Cloudy morning with moderate breaze from the N W. b[y] W The river run with Ice . . . . at 11 oClock rose to 4° above 0, and beg[an] to Snow
—William Clark
Weather Diary
Therm. at rise weather wind Therm. at 4 oClock weather wind River 1 below 0 cloudy N W W 1 above 0 snow & fair N N W fall river falls & full of Ice 5½ In. thick
—Meriwether Lewis and William Clark[1]To assist the reader, the editor of this web page has omitted the date column, merged the “River” columns, and spelled out some abbreviations.
Winter Camp at Wood River (Camp Dubois) is a High Potential Historic Site along the Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail managed by the U.S. National Park Service. The site, near Hartford, Illinois, is managed as Lewis and Clark State Historic Site and is open to the public.
Notes
↑1 | To assist the reader, the editor of this web page has omitted the date column, merged the “River” columns, and spelled out some abbreviations. |
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