Journal entry · August 1, 1804
Council Bluffs, Iowa (first council site) — Patrick Gass: August 1, 1804
Patrick Gass · Council Bluffs, Iowa (first council site) · Thwaites Vol. Gass 1807 First Edition
The place today: Council Bluffs, Iowa (first council site)
two of them returned with the horses and an elk they had
killed. The others brought in two large bucks and a fawn.
The Indians we expected came at dark; but our Frenchman
was not with them. We supposed he had been Jost. This
place we named Council-Bluff, and by observation we found to
be in latitude 41d. 17m. north.
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right shore: L&C's Council Bluffs, NE
NPS campsite reconstruction (Bergantino) · Camp of August 1 to August 2, 1804
NPS sites within 5 miles of this camp
- Fort Atkinson (opens in a new tab) NPS High Potential Historic Site · National Historic Landmark · 0.1 mi
- Washington County Museum (opens in a new tab) Visitor center/museum · 0.9 mi
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