Engineer Cantonment
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engineer-cantonment-290-17375816
title:
Engineer Cantonment
text:
Engineer Cantonment is an archaeological site in Washington County, in the state of Nebraska in the Midwestern United States. Located in the floodplain of the Missouri River near present-day Omaha, Nebraska, it was the temporary winter camp of the scientific party of the Yellowstone Expedition. From October 1819 to June 1820, the party studied the geology and biology of the vicinity, and met with the local indigenous peoples. Their eight-month study of the biota has been described as "the first
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encyclopedia
description:
United States historic place
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Engineer_Cantonment
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date modified:
2023-08-06T05:30:37Z
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13
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