Journal entry · July 29, 1804
Near Platte River, Council Bluffs area — Patrick Gass: July 29, 1804
Patrick Gass · Near Platte River, Council Bluffs area · Thwaites Vol. Gass 1807 First Edition
The place today: Near Platte River, Council Bluffs area
age. One of our Frenchmen went with the Indian to bring
more of them to meet us at some-convenient landing place.
At 12 one of our hunters came in with a deer and some elk
meat. We renewed our voyage at 3, passed a bank, where
there was a quantity of fallen timber, and encamped on the
north side.
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The NPS atlas for this night
left shore, 4 mi NE of Nashville, NE
NPS campsite reconstruction (Bergantino)
About 9.1 miles of travel mapped this day (NPS’s reconstruction of the course)
NPS sites within 5 miles of this camp
- Fort Atkinson (opens in a new tab) NPS High Potential Historic Site · National Historic Landmark · 3.5 mi
- Washington County Museum (opens in a new tab) Visitor center/museum · 4.2 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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Near Platte River, Council Bluffs area in 360°
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