Journal entry · June 26, 1804
Charles Floyd: June 26, 1804
Charles Floyd · Blue Water Creek / Kansas River confluence, Kansas City, Missouri · Thwaites Vol. Thwaites Vol 7
That night's camp, per the NPS campsite reconstruction (Bergantino): upper junction point of Kansas and Missouri rivers, in KA
we set out early proceeded on passed a Island on the South
Side, back of this Island a large Creek coms in call’d Blue
Water Creek (River Le Bleue) The Hills or High lands on
the River which we passed last evening & this morning on
L. S. is higher than usial from 160, to 180 feet. [+] encampt
at the mouth of the Kansas River in the pint it comes in on
the Southe Side
ewensday Fune 27%
Lay By all this day ouer Hunters Killed 5 Deer
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The NPS atlas for this night
upper junction point of Kansas and Missouri rivers, in KA
NPS campsite reconstruction (Bergantino) · Camp of June 26 to June 28, 1804
About 10.7 miles of travel mapped this day (NPS’s reconstruction of the course)
Source: National Park Service, Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail Park Atlas.
Terrain360 · the place today
Blue Water Creek / Kansas River confluence, Kansas City, Missouri in 360°
10 frames across 1.6 mi of the route around this location
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