Journal entry · November 16, 1803
Meriwether Lewis: November 16, 1803
Meriwether Lewis · Ohio-Mississippi confluence · Thwaites Vol. 4, pp. 52-53
The place today: Ohio-Mississippi confluence
Novr 16th Passed the Miss[iss]ippi this day and went down on the other side after landing at the upper habitation on the opposite side, we found here som[e] Shawnees and Delewars incamped; one of the Shawnees a respectable looking Indian offered me three beverskins for my dog with which he appeared much pleased, the dog was of the newfoundland breed one that I prised much for his docility and qualifications generally for my journey and of course there was no bargan, I had given 20$ for this dogg myself.
Source: Lewis’s 1803 journal, printed in Quaife, The Journals of Captain Meriwether Lewis and Sergeant John Ordway (Wisconsin Historical Society, 1916). Public domain.
The NPS atlas for this night
junction point mouth Ohio River on Mississippi River, IL
NPS campsite reconstruction (Bergantino) · Camp of November 14 to November 19, 1803
NPS sites within 5 miles of this camp
- Cairo Custom House Museum (opens in a new tab) Visitor center/museum · 0.6 mi
- Fort Defiance State Park (opens in a new tab) Visitor center/museum · 1.0 mi
- Confluence of the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers (opens in a new tab) NPS High Potential Historic Site · 1.7 mi
- Wickliffe Mounds State Historic Site (opens in a new tab) Visitor center/museum · 4.3 mi
Source: National Park Service, Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail Park Atlas.
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Ohio-Mississippi confluence in 360°
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