Journal entry · July 21, 1804
Joseph Whitehouse: July 21, 1804
Joseph Whitehouse · Near Mosquito Creek / Plattsmouth area, Cass County, Nebraska (near Platte River mouth) · Thwaites Vol. Thwaites Vol 7
That night's camp, per the NPS campsite reconstruction (Bergantino): right shore 2½ mi above Platte River, NE
we Set out eairly to find Some good place for observations
&c. for Incamping. we pass‘ a creek on the N. S. called Mus-
quetoe Creek. came 12 miles & camped. cut & cleaned a
place for encamping pitched our tents built bowereys &c —
1804] WHITEHOUSE’S JOURNAL
CuapTrer II
FROM THE PLATTE TO VERMILION RIVER
July 23—August 24, 1804
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The NPS atlas for this night
right shore 2½ mi above Platte River, NE
NPS campsite reconstruction (Bergantino)
About 15.7 miles of travel mapped this day (NPS’s reconstruction of the course)
NPS sites within 5 miles of this camp
- Platte River Confluence (opens in a new tab) NPS High Potential Historic Site · 3.5 mi
Source: National Park Service, Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail Park Atlas.
Terrain360 · the place today
Mouth of Platte River, near Louisville/Plattsmouth, Nebraska in 360°
10 frames across 1.6 mi of the route around this location
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