Journal entry · September 11, 1806
Missouri near Floyd’s Bluff and Council Bluffs — John Ordway: September 11, 1806
John Ordway · Missouri River near St. Joseph area · Thwaites Vol. Quaife 1916
That night's camp, per the NPS campsite reconstruction (Bergantino): island left shore, 3 mi NW of St Joseph, MO (location uncertain, per NPS)
and procd on verry well untill about 11 A. M. we then halted to
hunt a Short time, found pappaws and grapes in this bottom
which is covred with cotten Honey Locus Seckamore timber &C.
the rushes thick. Drewyer killed a large deer, we then procd on
one of the hunters killed a deer from his canoe, at dusk we
Camped on a Sand beach on the N. Side.
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The NPS atlas for this night
island left shore, 3 mi NW of St Joseph, MO (location uncertain, per NPS)
NPS campsite reconstruction (Bergantino)
NPS sites within 5 miles of this camp
- Remington Nature Center (opens in a new tab) Visitor center/museum · 1.6 mi
- St. Joseph Museum (opens in a new tab) Visitor center/museum · 4.4 mi
Source: National Park Service, Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail Park Atlas.
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