Journal entry · May 25, 1804
Joseph Whitehouse: May 25, 1804
Joseph Whitehouse · La Charette, Missouri · Thwaites Vol. Thwaites Vol 7
The place today: La Charette, Missouri
we Set out eairly passed a Smal river on the Star’ Side.
the Soil of this part of the country rich. towards evening we
arived at a french village called S! Johns, on the Star? Side.
a boat came here loaded with fur & Skins —had been a long
destance up the River tradeing with the Savages &c. we
Camped near this Small village this is the last Settlement of
white people on this River.
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The NPS atlas for this night
left shore, mouth of Charette Creek, MO
NPS campsite reconstruction (Bergantino)
About 8.5 miles of travel mapped this day (NPS’s reconstruction of the course)
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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La Charette, Missouri in 360°
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