Journal entry · August 28, 1804
Lewis: August 28, 1804
Meriwether Lewis · Spirit Mound, South Dakota
The place today: Spirit Mound, South Dakota
Orders August 28th 1804. The commanding officers direct that the two
messes who form the crews of the perogues shall scelect each one man from
their mess for the purpose of cooking and that these cooks as well as
those previously appointed to the messes of the Barge crew, shall in
future be exempted from mounting guard, or any detail for that duty; they
are therefore no longer to be held on the royaster.
M. Lewis Capt. 1st US. Regt. Infty. Win Clark Cpt. &.
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The NPS atlas for this night
right shore below Calumet Bluff, Gavins Point, NE
NPS campsite reconstruction (Bergantino) · Camp of August 28 to August 31, 1804
About 9.4 miles of travel mapped this day (NPS’s reconstruction of the course)
NPS sites within 5 miles of this camp
- Lewis and Clark Visitor Center at Gavins Point Dam (opens in a new tab) Visitor center/museum · 1.2 mi
- Mead Cultural Education Center (opens in a new tab) Visitor center/museum · 2.9 mi
- Missouri National Recreational River (opens in a new tab) Visitor center/museum · 3.7 mi
Source: National Park Service, Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail Park Atlas.
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