Journal entry · July 21, 1804
Patrick Gass: July 21, 1804
Patrick Gass · Mouth of Platte River, near Louisville/Plattsmouth, Nebraska · Thwaites Vol. Gass 1807 First Edition
The place today: Mouth of Platte River, near Louisville/Plattsmouth, Nebraska
but we had a fine breeze of wind. There are a great many
willow islands and sand-bars in this part of the river. At
nine the wind fell, and at one we came to the great river
Platte, or shallow river, which comes in on the south side, and
at the mouth is three quarters of a mile broad. The land is
flat about the confluence. Up this river live three nations of
Indians, the Otos, Panis and Loos, or Wolf Indians. On the
south side there is also a creek, called Butterfly creek.
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The NPS atlas for this night
right shore 2½ mi above Platte River, NE
NPS campsite reconstruction (Bergantino)
About 15.7 miles of travel mapped this day (NPS’s reconstruction of the course)
NPS sites within 5 miles of this camp
- Platte River Confluence (opens in a new tab) NPS High Potential Historic Site · 3.5 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
Terrain360 · the place today
Mouth of Platte River, near Louisville/Plattsmouth, Nebraska in 360°
10 frames across 1.6 mi of the route around this location
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