Journal entry · July 6, 1804
Missouri River near St. Joseph area — Charles Floyd: July 6, 1804
Charles Floyd · Missouri River near St. Joseph area · Thwaites Vol. Thwaites Vol 7
That night's camp, per the NPS campsite reconstruction (Bergantino): right shore at mouth of Walnut Creek, MO in KA
Set out prossed under a Jentell Brees from the South west
the water wase So [s]trong that we could Hardley Steem it
Came 12 miles encampt at the mouth of a Creek on the
South Side of the River Called Whipperwill Creek it is 15
yards wide
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The NPS atlas for this night
right shore at mouth of Walnut Creek, MO in KA
NPS campsite reconstruction (Bergantino)
About 14.6 miles of travel mapped this day (NPS’s reconstruction of the course)
Source: National Park Service, Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail Park Atlas.
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Missouri River near St. Joseph area in 360°
10 frames across 1.7 mi of the route around this location
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