Journal entry · May 23, 1804
Missouri River near Tavern Cave — Joseph Whitehouse: May 23, 1804
Joseph Whitehouse · Missouri River near Tavern Cave · Thwaites Vol. Thwaites Vol 7
The place today: Missouri River near Tavern Cave
a fair morning. we Set out 6 oClock A. m. and proceeded
on verry well. passed Some Inhabitants called boons Settle-
ment. pass‘ a noted [place called cave tavern in a clift of
rocks on [the] South Side, which is 120 feet long 20 per-
pinticular high [MS. illegible] us inspected our arms and
camped.
[Thu]rsday 24% May 1804
a fair morning. we set out eairly and proceeded on as usal
pass’ timbred land on each Side current of the river Swift.
Camped on the South Side.
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The NPS atlas for this night
right shore near St. Albans, MO
NPS campsite reconstruction (Bergantino)
About 9.9 miles of travel mapped this day (NPS’s reconstruction of the course)
NPS sites within 5 miles of this camp
- Tavern Cave (opens in a new tab) NPS High Potential Historic Site · National Register · 1.7 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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