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Wilkes Expedition

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On September 29 and 30, 1841, a detachment of the Wilkes expedition numbering 33 persons under the command of Lt. George Emmons camped near this site while en route from Fort Vancouver, Washington to Yerba Buena, California, and spent two days here because of illness in the party.
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