This was the first of many solemn treaties concluded on this spot, which was to make it a highly successful diplomatic and military post.
| On July 30 the explorers arrived at the bluff. Four days later the Oto Indians, who lived in a village along the Platte River, came to the Lewis and Clark camp for a council.
This was the first of many solemn treaties concluded on this spot, which was to make it a highly successful diplomatic and military post. |
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| Council Bluffs | |||||||||||
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| Taking a suggestion from Lewis & Clark, Fort Atkinson was set up by the Yellowstone Expedition of 1819. | |||||||||||
| Today reenactors demonstrate those early days at Fort Atkinson State Historical Park. | |||||||||||
| Credits: Fort Atkinson State Historical Park | |||||||||||
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