Journal entry · July 31, 1804
Council Bluffs, Iowa (first council site) — Joseph Whitehouse: July 31, 1804
Joseph Whitehouse · Council Bluffs, Iowa (first council site) · Thwaites Vol. Thwaites Vol 7
That night's camp, per the NPS campsite reconstruction (Bergantino): right shore: L&C's Council Bluffs, NE
wait for lebarty & the Zottoe Indians to form A Treaty with
them Come toa place of Incamp! About Eigh[t] Oclock On
the W. S. in a piece of woods Cloase to a high Bank whare
N° 2 walk? On; from Surface of the water it is neerly 100
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
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
Source: National Park Service, Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail Park Atlas.
Terrain360 · the place today
Council Bluffs, Iowa (first council site) in 360°
10 frames across 1.6 mi of the route around this location
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