The Lewis and Clark Expedition camped a short distance south of here on the Nebraska side of the river on July 15, 1804, after covering nearly 10 miles that day, most traveling in a 55-foot keelboat, two pirogues, and dugout canoes, while Clark and two men walked along the river surveying the land. Clark recorded crossing three small streams, including the Little Nemaha River, which he described as “a Small river, about 100 yds. above the mouth it is 40 yards wide.” He swam across and noted the extensive prairies between the hills marking the Missouri River floodplain, as well as abundant fruit, writing, “I Saw Great quantities of Grapes, Plums, or 2 Kinds wild Cherries of 2 Kinds, Hazelnuts, and Goosberries.” Soon after embarking the next morning, the expedition’s keelboat caught on a snag in the river, but despite the delay, the explorers traveled 20 miles on July 16.