Journal entry · June 16, 1804
Missouri River near Boonville area — John Ordway: June 16, 1804
John Ordway · Missouri River near Boonville area · Thwaites Vol. Quaife 1916
The place today: Missouri River near Boonville area
handsome praries on the North Side of the River, the Current is
verry Strong all this day So that we were obledged to waid & Toe
the boat over sand bars, &C. we encamped on the North Side
of the River Jest above a verry bad Sand bar
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The NPS atlas for this night
"north" shore 1 mi below US 24 bridge, MO
NPS campsite reconstruction (Bergantino)
About 10.6 miles of travel mapped this day (NPS’s reconstruction of the course)
From the NPS Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail Park Atlas, mirrored here on September 21, 2026. This copy is not authoritative; NPS remains the system of record. About the mirror
Terrain360 · the place today
Missouri River near Boonville area in 360°
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