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Journal entry · August 20, 1804
Joseph Whitehouse: August 20, 1804
Joseph Whitehouse · Missouri River near present-day Dakota City, NE / Sioux City area · Thwaites Vol. Thwaites Vol 7
The place today: Missouri River near present-day Dakota City, NE / Sioux City area
we Set out eairly this morning under a gentle breeze from
the S. E. the Indians all Set out for to return to their village,
^ The preceding sentence is in handwriting No. 3. — Ed.
2 Here begins Whitehouse’s handwriting, and continues through Oct. 15. — Ed.
1 804] WHITEHOUSE’S JOURNAL
we Sailed on verry well till noon when we landed for to take
Dinner. Sergeant Charles Floyd expired directly after we
landed, he was layed out in the most decent manner possa-
ble. we proceeded on to the first hills on N. S. where we
halted and dug a Grave on the top of a round knob & buried
the Desed with the honours of war. the funeral Serrymony
performed &c. we named this hill Sg! Floyd’s Bluff we then
proceeded on to a Creek on the Same Side which we named
Sg! Floyds Creek.
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The NPS atlas for this night
left shore, mouth of Floyds River, Sioux City, IA
NPS campsite reconstruction (Bergantino)
About 12.6 miles of travel mapped this day (NPS’s reconstruction of the course)
NPS sites within 5 miles of this camp
- Sioux City Public Museum (opens in a new tab) Visitor center/museum · 1.1 mi
- Sioux City Lewis & Clark Interpretive Center (opens in a new tab) Visitor center/museum · 1.4 mi
- Sergeant Floyd River Museum and Welcome Center (opens in a new tab) Visitor center/museum · 1.6 mi
- Sergeant Floyd Monument (opens in a new tab) NPS High Potential Historic Site · National Historic Landmark · 1.6 mi
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
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