Jefferson's Instructions to Lewis and Clark Historical

Jefferson's Instructions to Lewis and Clark Historical (HM1VFH)

Location: Three Forks, MT 59752 Gallatin County
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Country: United States of America
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N 45° 55.565', W 111° 30.197'

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July 4th, 1803


"The object of your mission is to explore the Missouri river, & such
principle stream of it, as, by its course & communication with the
waters of the Pacific ocean... may offer the most direct & practicable
water communication across this continent..."

from Thomas Jefferson's instructions to Meriwether Lewis, July 4th, 1803
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HM NumberHM1VFH
Series This marker is part of the Lewis & Clark Expedition series
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Date Added Sunday, October 30th, 2016 at 5:03pm PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)12T E 460977 N 5085958
Decimal Degrees45.92608333, -111.50328333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 45° 55.565', W 111° 30.197'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds45° 55' 33.9" N, 111° 30' 11.82" W
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Area Code(s)406
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling South
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 2607-3609 Trident Rd, Three Forks MT 59752, US
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