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The Saltworks

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After the Lewis and Clark Expedition was established at Fort Clatsop, members of the group camped here from January 2 to February 21, 1806. They found stone to build an oven, wood to burn, fresh water to drink, elk to hunt, and seawater to boil that had “. . . a good concentration of salt.”
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