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September 8, Day 3,
St. Charles, MO to Independence, MO |
At Arrow Rock, Mo we saw this model of the salt works operated by
Daniel Boone's family in the early 1800's. It is directly across the Missouri
from Arrow Rock, which had a ferry for westbound travelers on the Santa
Fe Trail. |
 
An excellent guide, Kathy gave us a talk about the days Lewis and Clark
passed here, and then we marched to the lunch spot led by Eric with our
flag. |
 
Later we went to Fort Osage, the first government trading post west of
the Mississippi. It was built in 1808 after a suggestion by Clark
expressed in his journals. We raised our flag. |
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What did we do wrong, Tom |
I don't know. Maybe I didn't have enough beads. |
One of our group, Eric, taught art for thirty years. One of his favorite
painters is Thomas Hart Benton, who painted this mural at the entrance
to the Truman Library. |
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Bus Driver Marv, Group Leader Grace, Historian Tom. Mike and his son
Mark. Many others posed also. |
In the evening, eight of our group volunteered for Two Crows Fur
Company. Jim, Two Crows, Wallen gave them some props of the Mountain Man
era and demonstrated how only two of them survived longer than two years
as trappers. |
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Day 3 - 54 + St. Charles to Independence 253 = 307
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