Camp Dubois: May 12, 1804
This was the second-to-last day at Camp Dubois, the winter staging ground near the mouth of the Missouri River. Final preparations were underway as the Corps of Discovery readied to depart the following day. The boats would soon be pushed into the Missouri's current, marking the official start of the expedition westward. The entry frames the moment as the eve of one of the most significant journeys of exploration in American history.
The penultimate day at Camp Dubois. Tomorrow the boats would push off into the Missouri River current, beginning one of the greatest journeys of exploration in American history.
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The next-to-last day at Camp Dubois. Tomorrow the boats would push off into the Missouri River current, beginning one of the greatest journeys of exploration in American history.
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