Journal entry · September 13, 1803
Meriwether Lewis: September 13, 1803
Meriwether Lewis
The place today: Ohio River
13th This morning being clare we persued our journey at sunrise and after passing a few riffles over which we had to lift the boat we arrived at Marietta, the mouth of the Muskingum river, at 7. O Clock in the evening observed many pigeons passing over us pursuing a south East course.
Source: Lewis’s 1803 journal, printed in Quaife, The Journals of Captain Meriwether Lewis and Sergeant John Ordway (Wisconsin Historical Society, 1916). Public domain.
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The NPS atlas for this night
Marietta, OH (Front and Ohio)
NPS campsite reconstruction (Bergantino)
NPS sites within 5 miles of this camp
- Marietta (opens in a new tab) NPS High Potential Historic Site · National Register · 0.1 mi
- Campus Martius Museum (opens in a new tab) Visitor center/museum · 0.9 mi
- Ohio River Islands National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center (opens in a new tab) Visitor center/museum · 2.2 mi
Source: National Park Service, Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail Park Atlas.
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Ohio River in 360°
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