Journal entry · August 24, 1804
Lewis: August 24, 1804
Meriwether Lewis · Missouri River near Vermillion area
That night's camp, per the NPS campsite reconstruction (Bergantino): right shore, 3½ mi SE of Vermillion, SD, in NE (location uncertain, per NPS)
Friday, August 24th This day the Chronometer stoped again just after being
wound up; I know not the cause, but fear it procedes from some defect
which it is not in my power to remedy.-
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The NPS atlas for this night
right shore, 3½ mi SE of Vermillion, SD, in NE (location uncertain, per NPS)
NPS campsite reconstruction (Bergantino)
About 13.0 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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Missouri River near Vermillion area in 360°
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