A Land of Plenty Historical

A Land of Plenty Historical (HM1WKF)

Location: Elk Point, SD 57025 Union County
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Country: United States of America
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N 42° 40.998', W 96° 41.609'

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Beginning their journey on a diet of salt pork, lard with flour, and Indian meal (ground corn), Meriwether Lewis, William Clark, and the other members of the Corps of Discovery, went on to taste nearly everything the West had to offer - through necessity rather than choice. Wrestling their keelboat and pirogues up the Missouri River required tremendous physical effort - it also required up to nine pounds of meat per day for each soldier to maintain strength. Hunting quickly became an important duty. Here in the short-grass prairie of the High Plains, the abundance of buffalo, elk, deer, and wild fruit, led William Clark to call this region a "Land of Plenty."

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The expedition killed its first buffalo (American bison) nearby on August 23, 1804. The party also found an abundance of elk and white-tailed deer in this region.

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Wild Fruit


The Corps of Discovery entered what is today South Dakota at a time when the wild fruit was ripening. Black raspberries, black currants, and wild plums soon became an important addition to the expedition's diet.

Journal Entry
"I walked on Shore & Killed a fat Buck. J. Fields... informed that he had Killed a Buffalow in the plain a head... Elk Swam the river, and was fired at from the boat.
R. Fields came up with the Horses and brought two Deer one Deer Killed from the Boat.

William Clark, August 23, 1804
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HM NumberHM1WKF
Series This marker is part of the Lewis & Clark Expedition series
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Placed ByLewis and Clark National Historic Trail
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Date Added Thursday, January 19th, 2017 at 9:02am PST -08:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)14T E 688967 N 4728226
Decimal Degrees42.68330000, -96.69348333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 42° 40.998', W 96° 41.609'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds42° 40' 59.88" N, 96° 41' 36.54" W
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Area Code(s)605
Closest Postal AddressAt or near I-29, Elk Point SD 57025, US
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