![]() The site is operated by the North Dakota State Historical Society. Lodge depressions are also visible along with an unmarked cemetery with more than 800 graves. More than 2,200 features on the surface from the ruins of houses and graves still exist. A total of 125 acres (51 ha) in two sections of the state historic site were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986 as Fort Clark Archeological District. Most of the site has been owned by the state since 1889. When an attack by the Dakota happened in 1861, the fort was permanently abandoned. This is first time it has been run in about 10 years (and it is unknown when the next opportunity to run it will be.) Sounds like an exciting weekend. In 1851, a cholera outbreak occurred and then a smallpox outbreak in 1856. I have received notice from Russ Page, engineer at Clark's Trading Post that Clark's will be operating their steam-powered Lombard Log Hauler the weekend of March 19-20. In 1850, another trading post was built by Charles Primeau. In 1838, the nearby Arikara tribe moved into the abandoned village. As the disease swept through the village, it wiped out approximately ninety percent of the inhabitants. Peters docked at the village carrying passengers infected with smallpox, and sparking the 1837 Great Plains smallpox epidemic. ![]() George Catlin visited in 1832, and Karl Bodmer and Prince Maximilian of Wied-Neuwied stayed the winter of 1833-1834. The first steamboat to journey up the upper-Missouri River was the Yellowstone which arrived in 1832 carrying 1,500 gallons of goods and liquor. The Clark Family invites you to enjoy a day of FAMILY FUN Where else can you watch a famous Black Bear Show, ride a Steam Train, be chased by the Infamous Wolfman, and be amazed by Chinese Acrobats all in the. In 1830, a representative of the American Fur Company built Fort Clark Trading Post south of the village. Open daily through Labor Day and weekends in the fall through Columbus Day. In 1822, the Mandan tribe built a settlement with earth-covered lodges on the bluffs of the Missouri River. ![]()
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