How did Lewis& Clark build Fort Clatsop?
Fort Clatsop in present-day Oregon was a winter encampment for the Corps of Discovery between December 1805 and March 1806. The Corps, captained by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, was exploring North America.LocationLewis chose the location of the fort because it was close to water and had good supplies of timber (for construction) and game (to feed the men throughout the winter).ToolsThe men had only a few basic tools, including axes, a mallet and a froe (a kind of cleaving tool), with which to build their winter camp.FrameworksThe men cleared an area of forest and used the timber to construct frames for the buildings. They had problems finding timber that could be split into boards to cover the walls and roofs of each building. They resorted to stealing boards from nearby houses constructed by the native Clatsop people.Chinking and DaubingOnce the buildings had been roughly constructed, the men finished them off using chinking and daubing techniques. This meant filling the holes
