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With its tip lopped off, was the Mother Ship’s landing pad in director Steven Located to the north of the Hills that jutted into the sky like a great horn To name “Devil’s Tower.” Remembered by most Americans, this volcanic upthrust, Which whites in offensive contrast to its heroic role in Indian mythology, came Known of the Black Hills outliers was what Indians called Bear Lodge Butte, but Of American Indian Sacred Places, Peter Nabokov gave a description of theīeliefs and mythology that are attached to this location by Native Americans. This National monument is breathtaking on all levels and its definitely worth the trip to visit this richly historical, geological, and breath-taking site.In his book Where Lightning Strikes: The Lives With the silhouette of Devils Tower in view you can truly witness the majesty and power of nature. Out in the wilderness the milkyway is a glow with thousands of stars. 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None of it all of the items are newer items or replicas. How much of the stuff in the fort is original? How much of the stuff in the fort is real?Įverything, except for the meat, is real, but not from the expedition or that time.ġ0. it has a cement foundation, the bark has been peeled off of the logs, there are subdued electric lights in the fort, etc.ĩ. Some details are “incorrect” to help the fort endure and for visitor safety e.g. Many of the details of the replica are based on other military camps of the time, or are best educated guesses. It is the same dimension and layout as Clark’s floor plan sketched in (& on) one of his journals. Then in the early 1850s the site was homesteaded and the last remnants of the fort were burned. The average annual rainfall in the area is about 70” so untreated, unmaintained wood rots quickly. The current exhibit was erected during the spring & summer of 2006 The first exhibit was built in 1955-58 and was destroyed by fire on October 3, 2005. The current fort exhibit is the second replica built in this location. The replica is built on, or near, the original site by area citizens and civic groups celebrating the sesquicentennial (150 th anniversary) of the expedition in 1955. When was the exhibit built? And Who built it? The Fort Exhibit is a replica of the original structure.Ħ. They named it for the local American Indians, the Clatsops. They arrived here Decemand stayed until Mawhen they started their trip back to the U.S.A. They were here for 106 days or about 3 ½ months. The pickets and gates completed the fort on New Years Day.ģ. They started felling trees on December 9 and had it finished enough to move into on Christmas Day 1805. How long did it take the explorers to build their Fort Clatsop? The location of the Fort Exhibit is the site on the Netul River where Lewis found everything they needed for a good campsite: trees for building and for firewood, high ground up above the high tides, flat ground, elk for hunting, a fresh water spring, easy river access, away from the ocean and its winter storms, yet near to the Clatsop villages at the beach, near to the ocean for making salt (which they ran out of on January 13th) and near to the mouth of the Columbia in case a trade ship came by they could have bought (with a letter of credit) more trade goods (they were almost out).Ģ. Lewis led a scouting party west of Tongue Point to explore Youngs Bay and continued about 2 miles up the Skipanon River before backtracking to Youngs Bay and then up the Netul River (Lewis and Clark River). 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Whatever the source, the detective felt very strongly that he was put at a disadvantage in life because of the forces of race and class which cause inequality. The detective also would have experienced inequality as a direct result of these forces throughout his life growing up. If you can’t stand being called a nigger and still do you job, you don’t need to be here because you’re gonna get called all kinds of names”” (RCL pg. “I remember having a conversation with a captain, and he sat me down and gave me the spiel about, “I want you to know one of the criteria is that you have to have a thick skin. One of the first things the detective said to Brent Butler was “Its niggers like you that give us a bad name.” Blacks in the police force can be subjects of racism. I believe one of the reasons the detective took these extreme measures is because of the his experiences with the force of race and class throughout his life. 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