Kaw Point - Kansas City, KS
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bluesnote
N 39° 06.956 W 094° 36.604
15S E 360805 N 4330875
The place where Louis and Clark entered Kansas on their way to Oregon.
Waymark Code: WMPAC0
Location: Kansas, United States
Date Posted: 07/28/2015
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"On June 26, 1804, Lewis and Clark passed through the territoy on their expidition to the Pacific Coast. They landed on the nec of lans between the two rivers that is called "Kaw Point," a part of the present city and rested for two days, making observations, and overhauling equipment." A Guide to the Sunflower State, 1939. Taken from Wikipedia, "Kaw point is the name given to the point where the Kansas River terminates at the Missouri River in the West Bottoms area of Kansas City, Kansas. Kaw Point was part of the land originally claimed by Spain, then by France, until ultimately the United States bought it as part of the Louisiana Purchase in 1803. The Lewis and Clark expedition party camped at Kaw Point June 26–28, 1804, on their way from St. Louis to the Pacific Ocean"
Book: Kansas
Page Number(s) of Excerpt: 207
Year Originally Published: 1939
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