Schmidt in Morton County, North Dakota — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Garner Park
Lewis and Clark in North Dakota
Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, July 21, 2025
1. Garner Park Marker
Inscription. Friday, October 19, 1804
With a "fine morning wind" at their backs, the expedition "proceeded on verry well," noting "more timber than common" and at one point sighting "52 Ganques of Buffalow & 3 of Elk at one View." They traveled over 17 miles, camping "opposit the upper of those conocal hills" on the east bank of the river. The "remarkable round hills," Captain Clark reported, were frequented by "the Callemet bird [Golden Eagles or hawks]. The party's hunters killed "4 Elk 6 Deer & a pelican." They also passed an abandoned earth lodge village, recorded by Captain Lewis as "Here first saw ruins of Mandan nation."
Tuesday, August 19, 1806
Winds of "great Violence" distressed the expedition with "clouds of sand" and kept it from moving downriver until late afternoon. When the winds diminished, the expedient floated about 10 miles and camped on a sandbar near Apple Creek. Rain and wind made the night uncomfortable; however, Clark "Slept dry" under "the only covering which I have had Sufficient to keep off the rain SinceI left the Columbia." The party's hunters killed 4 elk and 12 deer, and Clark saw "pore"
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buffalo on the river banks
Erected by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Exploration. In addition, it is included in the Lewis & Clark Expedition series list. A significant historical date for this entry is August 19, 1806.
Location. 46° 39.309′ N, 100° 42.88′ W. Marker is in Schmidt, North Dakota, in Morton County. It is on Garner Park Road near Sugar Bottom Road. The marker is located near the Sugar Bottom Boat Ramp. Touch for map. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in North Dakota’s Colorado River Valley, specifically in Flagstaff & High Country, on the Mogollon Rim, in the Prescott Area, in Verde Valley, in the White Mountains, in The Valley (the San Fernando Valley), in the Inland Empire, in Silicon Valley, in the Coachella Valley, in the Colorado Desert, in the Gold Country, in the High Desert, in the Mojave Desert, in the San Bernardino Mountains, in the San Luis Valley, in the Berkshire Foothills, in the Connecticut River Valley, on the Connecticut Shoreline, on the Gold Coast, in Greater Bridgeport, in Greater Hartford, in
Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, July 21, 2025
2. Garner Park Marker (detail)
Greater New Haven, in Greater New London, in the Knowledge Corridor, in the Litchfield Hills, in Mystic and the Eastern Shore, in the Quiet Corner, in the Thames River Valley, on Delawares Beaches, in Southern New Castle County, in the Everglades, on the Florida Keys, on Hilo and East Hawaii, on the Kona Coast, on North Shore Oahu, on Pearl Harbor and Historic West Oahu, in Upcountry Maui, in Lahaina and West Maui, on Windward Oahu, in the Quad Cities, on the Indiana Dunes and Lake Michigan Shore, in the Calumet Region, in the Spirit Lake Nation, in the Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara Nation, in the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa, on the Oglala Lakota Pine Ridge Reservation, in the Rosebud Sioux Tribe, in the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, on the Cheyenne River Reservation, in the Crow Creek Sioux Tribe, on the Coeur d'Alene Reservation, in the Lower Brule Sioux Tribe, on the Kootenai Reservation, in the Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate, on the Wind River Indian Reservation, on the ShoshonePaiute Duck Valley Reservation, on the Southern Ute Indian Reservation, in the Yankton Sioux Tribe, in the Navajo Nation, on the Shoshone-Bannock Fort Hall Reservation, on the Ute Mountain Ute Indian Reservation, on Nez Perce Tribal Land, in the Blackfeet Nation, in the Crow Nation, in the Flathead Nation, in the Fort Belknap Indian Reservation, on the Fort Peck Indian Reservation, in the Northern Cheyenne Nation, on the Rocky Boys Reservation, in the Tohono Oodham Nation, in the White Mountain Apache Nation, in the Yavapai-Apache Nation, in the Amana Colonies, on Mount Desert Island, in the Kennebec Valley, in the Maine Highlands, in Midcoast Maine, on Penobscot Bay, on Southern Maine Coast, in the Western Maine Lakes and Mountains Region, in Greater Bangor, in Greater Portland, in the Baltimore Metro Region, in Central Maryland, in Historic Boston, on Cape Ann, on the North Shore, in the South Coast, on the South Shore, in Greater Boston, on the Straits of Mackinac, on the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, in Greater Duluth The Twin Ports, in Greater Billings, in the Lakes Region, in the Merrimack Valley, in North Jersey, in Central Jersey, on the Jersey Shore, in the Pine Barrens, in Piedmont Triad, on the Cape Fear Coast, on the Crystal Coast, in Greater Asheville, in Greater Charlotte, on the Outer Banks, in the Research Triangle, on the Missouri Plateau, in Greater Bismarck Area, on the Oregon Coast, in the Blackstone Valley, in Greater Providence, on Narragansett Bay, in Newport and Aquidneck Island, in Historic Charleston, on the Grand Strand, on the Sea Islands, on Waccamaw Neck, in the Ashepoo, Combahee and Edisto Basin, in the Foothills, in Congaree Country, in Greater Burlington, in the Mid-Ohio Valley and in the Jackson Hole Area. It is also in the American Ohio River Valley, on the Colorado Plateau, in the Black Hills, in the Lewis & Clark Corridor, on the prairies, in the Chesapeake Bay Region, on the Northern Plains, and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Great North Woods, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once Fairfield County, Hartford County, Litchfield County, Middlesex County, New Haven County, New London County, Tolland County, Windham County, the Viceroyalty of New France,Acadia, Ruperts Land, and the Louisiana Purchase.
Credits. This page was last revised on October 4, 2025. It was originally submitted on October 4, 2025, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 58 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3. submitted on October 4, 2025, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California.
