Journal entry · April 1, 1804
William Clark: April 1, 1804
That night's camp, per the NPS campsite reconstruction (Bergantino): Wood River Camp, then IL
Camp River Dubois april 1st. 1804 The Commanding officers did yesterday proceed to take the necessary inlistments, and select the Detachment destined for the Expedition through the interior of the Continent of North America ; and have accordingly seelected the persons herein after Mentioned, as those which are to Constitute their Perminent Detachment. (Viz). William Bratton, John Colter, John Collins, Reubin Fields, Joseph Fields, Charles Floyd, Patric Gass, George Gibson, Silas Goodrich, Thomas P. Howard, Hugh Hall, Hugh Mc. Neel, John Newmon, John Ordway, Nathaniel Pryor, John Potts, Moses B Reed, George Shannon, John Shields, John B. Thompson, Richard Winser, William Werner, Peter Wiser, Joseph Whitehouse, Alexander Willard.
Source: Thwaites, Original Journals (1904–05), Orderly Book. Public domain.
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The NPS atlas for this night
Wood River Camp, then IL
NPS campsite reconstruction (Bergantino) · Camp of April 1 to April 30, 1804
NPS sites within 5 miles of this camp
- Winter Camp at Wood River (opens in a new tab) NPS High Potential Historic Site · 0.4 mi
- Lewis and Clark Confluence Tower (opens in a new tab) Visitor center/museum · 2.5 mi
- Lewis and Clark State Historic Site (opens in a new tab) Visitor center/museum · 3.0 mi
Source: National Park Service, Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail Park Atlas.
Terrain360 · the place today
Camp River Dubois, Illinois in 360°
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