Journal entry · August 28, 1804
Spirit Mound, South Dakota — Patrick Gass: August 28, 1804
Patrick Gass · Spirit Mound, South Dakota · Thwaites Vol. Gass 1807 First Edition
The place today: Spirit Mound, South Dakota
ant, and a fair wind from S.E. At 8 we halted for break-
fast, when our young Indian left us to go to his camp ata
handsome prairie, gently rising from the river on the north
side; a small distance above which are beautiful groves of
Cotton wood on both sides of the river. About 12 one of the
periogues run against a snag which broke a hole in it. We
then crossed to the south side to mend the periogue, and to
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wait to receive the Indians we expected; and landed a little
below some high bluffs. Our camp is in a wide bottom, in
which are large elm and oak trees.
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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
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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Spirit Mound, South Dakota in 360°
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