Lewis and Clark: Unfurling the Flag

Lewis and Clark: Unfurling the Flag (HM22FV)

Location: Salmon, ID 83467 Lemhi County
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Country: United States of America
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N 45° 1.44', W 113° 34.374'

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Lewis and Clark in Lemhi County

The Corps of Discovery were the first U.S. citizens to reach the Northwest by land, strengthening the American claim established in 1792 when mariner Robert Gray discovered the Columbia River.
When Lewis unfurled the Stars and Stripes, he made two different statements. To the Lemhi Shoshone people who lived here, the flag introduced a new nation to a remote tribe never before visited by Euro-Americans.
For America's European rivals in the region - Spain, Russia, and Great Britain - Lewis's flag was another red, white and blue pin on the map.

"we saw two women, a man, and some dogs on an eminence immediately before us... leaving my pack and rifle, I took the flag which I unfurled and advanced singly toward them..." - Meriwether Lewis, August 13, 1805
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HM NumberHM22FV
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Placed ByBureau of Land Management
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Date Added Wednesday, November 1st, 2017 at 1:01pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)12T E 297300 N 4988837
Decimal Degrees45.02400000, -113.57290000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 45° 1.44', W 113° 34.374'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds45° 1' 26.4" N, 113° 34' 22.44" W
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Area Code(s)208
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling East
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 60 Warm Springs Rd, Salmon ID 83467, US
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