Journal entry · July 30, 1804
Council Bluffs, Iowa (first council site) — Joseph Whitehouse: July 30, 1804
Joseph Whitehouse · Council Bluffs, Iowa (first council site) · Thwaites Vol. Thwaites Vol 7
The place today: Council Bluffs, Iowa (first council site)
Sat out at an Early hour to find a place of Incampmen^ to
wait for lebarty & the Zottoe Indians to form A Treaty with
them Come to a place of Incamp! About Eigh[t] Oclock On
the W. S. in a piece of woods Cloase to a high Bank whare
NP 1 walk^ On ; from Surface of the water it is neerly loo
feet in hight. Roe** 4 Miles & halte*^ there.
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The NPS atlas for this night
right shore: L&C's Council Bluffs, NE
NPS campsite reconstruction (Bergantino) · Camp of July 30 to July 31, 1804
About 2.7 miles of travel mapped this day (NPS’s reconstruction of the course)
NPS sites within 5 miles of this camp
- Fort Atkinson (opens in a new tab) NPS High Potential Historic Site · National Historic Landmark · 0.1 mi
- Washington County Museum (opens in a new tab) Visitor center/museum · 0.9 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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Council Bluffs, Iowa (first council site) in 360°
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