Approximate Site of McIlwaine's Bend

Title	Approximate Site of McIlwaine's Bend
Publication Type	Photography
Year of Publication	2008
Authors	Mays, Kenneth
Keywords	McIllwaine's Bend; Phelps, William W.
Abstract	The frightening vision which Brother William W. Phelps had was near McIlwaine's bend, which has disappeared. Max Parkin says that the bend was near present-day Miami, MO, about 100 miles from Independence.
Citation Key	8102

The general area of McIlwaine's Bend on the Missouri River. Taken in 2008.

The Missouri River at Miami, MO, approximate site of McIlwaine's Bend. Taken in 2008.

View of the Missouri River from Miami, MO. Taken in 2008.

This interpretive graphic shows the course of the Missouri River (light color) before man-made and nature's changes altered the river's course. The double, darker blue lines show the present course. The panel is located in the Steamship Arabia museum in Kansas City, MO (2007). Viewing the original course, one can better speculate where McIlwaine's Bend might have been.

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Mays, Kenneth. Approximate Site of McIlwaine's Bend., 2008.

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