Expedition place · July 21, 1804
Mouth of Platte River, near Louisville/Plattsmouth, Nebraska
2 journal entries · Recorded by Joseph Whitehouse, Patrick Gass
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Mouth of Platte River, near Louisville/Plattsmouth, Nebraska in 360°
10 frames across 1.6 mi of the route around this location
The journal entries written here
July 1804
Jul 21
Joseph Whitehouse: July 21, 1804
Joseph Whitehouse
“we Set out eairly to find Some good place for observations &c. for Incamping. we pass‘ a creek on the N. S.…”
Jul 21
Patrick Gass: July 21, 1804
Patrick Gass
“but we had a fine breeze of wind. There are a great many willow islands and sand-bars in this part of the…”
Nights the Corps camped here
- Jul 21, 1804 right shore 2½ mi above Platte River, NE Entries for Jul 21, 1804
NPS campsite reconstruction (Bergantino; Harlan where he is the only source). Source: National Park Service, Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail Park Atlas.
