Encampment at Kaw's Mouth - June 26-29, 1804

Encampment at Kaw's Mouth - June 26-29, 1804 (HM10I0)

Location: Kansas City, KS 66115 Wyandotte County
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Country: United States of America
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N 39° 6.991', W 94° 36.637'

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by Ernst Ulmer - 2003

June 26, Tuesday 1804. "passed a bad Sand bar, where our tow rope broke twice, & with great exertions we rowed round it and Came to & Camped in the Point above the Kansas River."
William Clark

This Kansas artist's interpretation of the Discovery Expedition's four-day camp site in June of 1804 depicts 44 men deployed to 1. repair the red perogue, 2. cook, 3. resupply the keelboat, 4. dry the goods, 5. buid a redoubt, 6. set tents, and 7. hunt. 8. Lewis, Clark, York and Lewis's Newfoundland dog Seaman observe from the place where you are now standing. The Missouri River flows from left to right and turns east to St. Louis. The Kaw River flows in from the right.
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HM NumberHM10I0
Series This marker is part of the Lewis & Clark Expedition series
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Placed ByFriends of Kaw Point Park, Inc., and Kansas Lewis & Clark Bicentennial Commission
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Wednesday, October 1st, 2014 at 9:17pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)15S E 360759 N 4330941
Decimal Degrees39.11651667, -94.61061667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 39° 6.991', W 94° 36.637'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds39° 6' 59.46" N, 94° 36' 38.22" W
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Area Code(s)913
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 520 Boardwalk, Kansas City KS 66115, US
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