"to our inexpressable joy"

"to our inexpressable joy" (HM2339)

Location: Kooskia, ID 83539 Idaho County
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Country: United States of America
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N 46° 18.383', W 115° 22.325'

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In September of 1805 and again in June of 1806, Lewis and Clark traveled and mapped this area.
Their purpose was to explore the land, communicate with the Indians and establish the claim of the United States to the vast Pacific Northwest.

Mountains of the Bitterroot Range were extremely difficult and disheartening to the 32-man expedition.
On reaching Sherman Peak, a mountain about 7 miles north of here, September 19, 1805, Lewis wrote:

"we to our inexpressible joy discovered a large tract of Praire country lying to the S.W. and widening as it appeared to extend to the W... the appearance of this country, our only hope for subsistence greately revived the sperits of the party already reduced and much weakened for the want of food."



Clearwater National Forest
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HM NumberHM2339
Series This marker is part of the Lewis & Clark Expedition series
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Placed ByU.S. Forest Service - Clearwater National Forest
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Tuesday, November 21st, 2017 at 10:02am PST -08:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)11T E 625355 N 5129377
Decimal Degrees46.30638333, -115.37208333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 46° 18.383', W 115° 22.325'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds46° 18' 22.98" N, 115° 22' 19.5" 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 US-12, Kooskia ID 83539, US
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