Allied Site

Fort Atkinson State Historical Park

Fort Calhoun, NE, United States
Website nps.gov/places/fort-atkinson-state-historical-park.htm

Site of “Council Bluffs” where Lewis and Clark held their first council with Native Americans — the Otoe-Missouria Nation — on August 3, 1804. Features a replica fort with living history.

Nearby Journal Entries

Aug 3 1804
John Ordway: August 3, 1804
John Ordway · Council Bluffs (historical), near Fort Calhoun, NE — Oto/Missouri council site
Aug 3 1804
Patrick Gass: August 3, 1804
Patrick Gass · Council Bluffs (historical), near Fort Calhoun, NE — Oto/Missouri council site
Aug 3 1804
Charles Floyd: August 3, 1804
Charles Floyd · Council Bluffs area (Fort Atkinson vicinity), near present-day Fort Calhoun, NE — Council with Oto and Missouri nations
Aug 4 1804
Clark: August 4, 1804
William Clark · Missouri River near Soldier River
Aug 4 1804
Missouri River near Soldier River — Patrick Gass: August 4, 1804
Patrick Gass · Missouri River near Soldier River
Aug 5 1804
Clark: August 5, 1804
William Clark · Missouri River near Soldier River
Aug 5 1804
Lewis: August 5, 1804
Meriwether Lewis · Missouri River near Soldier River
Aug 5 1804
Missouri River near Soldier River — Charles Floyd: August 5, 1804
Charles Floyd · Missouri River near Soldier River
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