Lewis & Clark In KS Letterbox
Lewis & Clark In KS Letterbox
| Placed By: | Silver Eagle |
|---|---|
| Date: | 06/21/03 |
| Nearest Town: | Leavenworth, KS |
| County: | Leavenworth |
| Terrain Difficulty: | Easy (flat, 40 yards RT) |
| Status: | missing (03/03/08) |
On June 26, 1804, Lewis and Clark camped at the mouth of the Kansas River in Kansas City, Kansas, where they laid up for three days. They made repairs, dressed deer skins and fixed the position of the confluence of the Kansas and Missouri Rivers. They stopped here again on September 15, 1806 on their return journey and enjoyed the view of the confluence from a high bluff. Today you can visit the Lewis and Clark Memorial at Clark's Point and enjoy the same view. On July 2, 1804, Lewis & Clark encountered their first Kansas village near Leavenworth. Then on their return in 1806, Lewis collected his final botanical specimen near the confluence of Three-Mile Creek and the Missouri River. Today you can visit this area within Fort Leavenworth, which is an active military base containing the Frontier Army Museum and a Lewis & Clark wayside marker overlooking the Missouri River. It now also contains this letterbox and Baby Bear's L/C - Buffalo letterbox.
NOTE: Always take adequate precautions (such as prodding with a stick and/or wearing gloves) before reaching into dark crevasses and holes in the wild. Before you set out read the waiver of responsibility and disclaimer.
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Last updated on 03/03/2008