Journal entry · June 21, 1804
Missouri River near Boonville area — John Ordway: June 21, 1804
John Ordway · Missouri River near Boonville area · Thwaites Vol. Quaife 1916
The place today: Missouri River near Boonville area
on the south side called peulaw or Eue bow Creek4 the land
high on South, on the N. fine Rich Bottom. I went on Shore
with Drewyer all day & I never Saw as fine Timbered land in my
life nor Such Rich handsome bottom land, Drewyer killed one
Deer & him & me brought it to the River, one Turkey likewise,
we encamped on the South Side of the River, low land on S. Side
high land on the N. Side.
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The NPS atlas for this night
right shore near Camden, MO
NPS campsite reconstruction (Bergantino)
About 9.8 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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