Journal entry · July 2, 1804
Missouri River near Leavenworth area — Joseph Whitehouse: July 2, 1804
Joseph Whitehouse · Missouri River near Leavenworth area · Thwaites Vol. Thwaites Vol 7
The place today: Missouri River near Leavenworth area
the wind Rose before we started and blew fair with us
Sail** Chiefly for the space of Eight hours we came to Small
River Call? little Nan doughe, [Nadawa] In Indian tounge,
Inglish little woody River, it lieing in latude 39^^, 39″, 22^ ^
an Island to the S. S On on our W.S. a bear apeared but
CouH not be Shot Made his Alopement we Got to the River
Nandouie Roe”* 15 Miles Incamp*! at the head of of a large
Island.
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The NPS atlas for this night
left shore, 1 mi N of Kickapoo, in MO
NPS campsite reconstruction (Bergantino)
About 11.3 miles of travel mapped this day (NPS’s reconstruction of the course)
NPS sites within 5 miles of this camp
- Weston Train Depot (opens in a new tab) Visitor center/museum · 3.5 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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Missouri River near Leavenworth area in 360°
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