Journal entry · June 17, 1804

Missouri River near Boonville area — John Ordway: June 17, 1804

John Ordway · Missouri River near Boonville area · Thwaites Vol. Quaife 1916

The place today: Missouri River near Boonville area

Stoped on N. Side to make some oars. Some men went out
hunting the hunters came in towards Evening with one bear
we got out Timber for 20 oars this day.

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left shore ½ mi above US 24 bridge, MO

NPS campsite reconstruction (Bergantino) · Camp of June 17 to June 18, 1804

About 1.2 miles of travel mapped this day (NPS’s reconstruction of the course)

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Miami to Big Muddy · 4,861 panoramas on this trail · 32 journal entries written here Nearest capture is 1.9 mi from the tagged location.

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