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Ron Galliher is the certified sales manager of Midwest Toyota, located at 1100 E. 30th Ave. in Hutchinson, KS. Aside from meeting the needs of clients from all over Kansas, Ron enjoys vacationing in Florida with his family. You can reach Ron, toll-free from the Wichita area at 448-0225 or email him at rong@midwestsuperstore.com
Travel
2004-07-01 10:52:00
Lewis & Clark and Kansas
ANSWER:  The Lewis and Clark Expedition, one of America's greatest adventure stories, has inspired many to follow their famous trail. Kansas plays host to several Lewis and Clark sites along the trail and the historic cities and towns along the Missouri River in the extreme northeast corner of the state.The Lewis and Clark Expedition arrived at Kaw Point on June 26, 1804. Kaw Point is where the Kansas River enters the Missouri River. Due to changes in the rivers' flow, the point of land in 1804 was about a quarter mile up the Missouri River from its current location. Lewis and Clark halted at the mouth of the Kansas River for three days.It is noted in their journals that Lewis and Clark camped on the banks of the Missouri River, where Fort Leavenworth is now located, on July 2, 1804. They noted seeing evidence of a former Kanza village just north of Fort Leavenworth. They also saw the remains of Fort de Cavignial, about a mile behind the village, as they traveled north. Leavenworth also was the location of the last botanical specimen, a wild grape leaf, collected during their journey back in 1806.The Frontier Army Museum, located in Ft. Leavenworth, tells the story of Fort Leavenworth, 1827-present and the history of the United States Regular Army on the frontier from 1804, the arrival of Lewis and Clark, army history through 1917, to the conclusion of the Punitive expedition into Mexico. On July 4, 1804, members of the Lewis and Clark expedition passed through what is today the Atchison area. They celebrated Independence Day by firing the keelboat's swivel gun at dawn and dusk, naming two local streams - Fourth of July 1804 Creek and Independence Creek - and enjoying extra rations of whiskey in the evening. The Daughters of the American Revolution placed a commemorative marker on the banks of what is believed to be the remnants of Fourth of July 1804 Creek. A covered footbridge over the creek was dedicated as "The Bridge Over Fourth of July 1804 Creek" on July 4, 1996. The Lewis and Clark expedition camped near Independence Creek in the vicinity where the town of Doniphan was established 50 years later. The camp was near an uninhabited village of the Kanza Indians. While journeying up the river past what is now Doniphan County, several of the men became sick with headaches and boils and were treated by Captain Lewis. On July 10, 1804, they made camp across the river from what is now White Cloud, their final stop in Kansas, until they returned in September 1806. They departed the area on July 11, 1804, and proceeded on in their quest to reach the Pacific Ocean.
 
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