Journal entry · August 10, 1804
Joseph Whitehouse: August 10, 1804
Joseph Whitehouse · Missouri River near present-day Decatur, NE / Burt County area · Thwaites Vol. Thwaites Vol 7
That night's camp, per the NPS campsite reconstruction (Bergantino): island left side, 9 mi NW of Onawa, IA
the morning was clear the musquitoes was mighty trouble-
some Untill The Sun Rose to Some hight. Camp*^ On the E.
S. Roaed 24 miles.
Sateday Au^. 11.
Rain came on at the hour of 3 Oclock A. M. a heavy wind
blew after, the Crafts got under way at 6 Oclock favour? With
a South Wind, pass? a bluff whare the Black bird the late
King of the Mahars Was buried 4 years ago the Officers took
a flagg with them and Assended the hill which was 300 feet
higher than the water left the white flagg on a pole Stuck on
his Grave. Roa? 18 Miles [camped] on the E. S.
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The NPS atlas for this night
island left side, 9 mi NW of Onawa, IA
NPS campsite reconstruction (Bergantino)
About 21.0 miles of travel mapped this day (NPS’s reconstruction of the course)
NPS sites within 5 miles of this camp
- Blackbird Hill (opens in a new tab) NPS High Potential Historic Site · National Register · 2.6 mi
Source: National Park Service, Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail Park Atlas.
Terrain360 · the place today
Missouri River near present-day Decatur, Nebraska in 360°
10 frames across 1.5 mi of the route around this location
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