Fairfax in Kansas City in Wyandotte County, Kansas — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Encampment at Kaw's Mouth - June 26-29, 1804
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.
Erected by Friends of Kaw Point Park, Inc., and Kansas Lewis & Clark Bicentennial Commission.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Exploration • Waterways & Vessels. In addition, it is included in the Lewis & Clark Expedition series list. A significant historical month for this entry is June 1889.
Location. 39° 6.991′ N, 94° 36.637′ W. Marker is in Kansas City, Kansas, in Wyandotte County. It is in Fairfax. Marker is at the pavilion in Lewis and Clark Historic Park at Kaw Point. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1 Fairfax Trafficway, Kansas City KS 66115, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. The Lewis and Clark Expedition (here, next to this marker); Homeland of the Kanza Indians (here, next to this marker); "the water…contains a half…Glass of ooze" (here, next to this marker); "we determin to delay at this Place" (here, next to this marker); Lewis and Clark at Kaw Point / Kaw Point (within shouting distance of this marker); Bird Woman's Trail (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Cruise-Scroggs Mansion (approx. half a mile away); Commissioner Thomas F. Lally (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Kansas City.
Also see . . .
1. Lewis and Clark at Kaw Point. Friends of Kaw Point Park website entry (Submitted on March 28, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
2. Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail. National Park Service website entry (Submitted on March 28, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
Credits. This page was last revised on February 10, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 28, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 632 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on March 28, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. 2. submitted on April 6, 2022, by Adam Margolis of Mission Viejo, California. 3. submitted on March 27, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. 4. submitted on April 6, 2022, by Adam Margolis of Mission Viejo, California. 5. submitted on March 28, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.