White Cloud in Doniphan County, Kansas — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
July 10, 1804
Photographed by Mark Parker, October 14, 2023
1. July 10, 1804 Marker
William Clark recorded in his journal that on this date:
“opposite. is a butifull bottom Plain of about 2000 acres…Covered with wild rye & Potatoes…intermix’d with the grass, we camped…opposite a yellow Clay Cliff.”
Erected 1997 by Kansas Society, Daughters of the American Revolution.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Exploration • Natural Features • Natural Resources. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of the American Revolution, and the Lewis & Clark Expedition series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 2000.
Location. 39° 58.727′ N, 95° 17.674′ W. Marker is in White Cloud, Kansas, in Doniphan County. It is on State Highway 7 near Main Street, on the right when traveling north. Marker is in the riverfront park. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: White Cloud KS 66094, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Eastern Kansas. It is also in the American Midwest, in the Lewis & Clark Corridor, in the Corn Belt, on the prairies, and on the Southern Plains. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Louisiana Purchase.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Glacial Hills Scenic Byway (a few steps from this marker); The Lewis and Clark Expedition (within shouting distance of this marker); "the water…contains a half…Glass of ooze" (within shouting distance of this marker); Homeland of the Kanza Indians
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More about this marker. The marker was underwater for an extended period in the summer/fall of 2011 due to severe flooding caused by record winter snowfall and record late-May rain far upriver.
Also see . . .
1. Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail. (Submitted on June 2, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
2. Discovering Lewis and Clark. (Submitted on June 2, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
3. The Journals of the Lewis and Clark Expedition. (Submitted on June 2, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 1, 2011
2. July 10, 1804 Marker
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 1, 2011
3. July 10, 1804 Marker
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 1, 2011
4. July 10, 1804 Marker
Photographed by Mark Parker, October 14, 2023
5. July 10, 1804 Marker Reverse
Credits. This page was last revised on August 23, 2024. It was originally submitted on June 2, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 654 times since then and 31 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on August 22, 2024, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. 2, 3. submitted on June 2, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 4. submitted on June 3, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 5. submitted on August 22, 2024, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina.
