Journal entry · August 1, 1804
Council Bluffs, Iowa (first council site) — Charles Floyd: August 1, 1804
Charles Floyd · Council Bluffs, Iowa (first council site) · Thwaites Vol. Thwaites Vol 7
That night's camp, per the NPS campsite reconstruction (Bergantino): right shore: L&C's Council Bluffs, NE
Ouer men hough we had Sent after ouer Horses Returnd
With them and Killed one Elke ouer men Killed 3 Deer to
day the Indianes Came whou we had expected thay fired
meney Guns when thay Came in Site of us and we ansered
them withe the Cannon thay Came in about 2 hundred yardes
ofus Capt Lewis and Clark met them at Shakeing Handes
we fired another Cannon thare wase 6 Chiefs and 7 men and
one French man with them who has Lived with them for som
yeares and has a familey with them
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The NPS atlas for this night
right shore: L&C's Council Bluffs, NE
NPS campsite reconstruction (Bergantino) · Camp of August 1 to August 2, 1804
NPS sites within 5 miles of this camp
- Fort Atkinson (opens in a new tab) NPS High Potential Historic Site · National Historic Landmark · 0.1 mi
- Washington County Museum (opens in a new tab) Visitor center/museum · 0.9 mi
Source: National Park Service, Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail Park Atlas.
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