Born August 1, 1770
After the Louisiana purchase in 1803, Thomas Jefferson asked William Clark and Meriwether Lewis to explore the newly-acquired but uncharted northwest. An Army Captain, Clark set off with Lewis from St. Charles on May 14, 1804, and vividly chronicled their 28-month trek to the Pacific and back in his drawings and journal. He then lived in St. Louis until his death, serving as Governor of the Missouri Territory and as Superintendent of Indian Affairs. Mourned as a great leader, his funeral procession was a mile long. The Arch stands on the spot of Lewis and Clark's return, a monument to the westward expansion pioneered by William Clark.| HM Number | HM2C77 |
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| Series | This marker is part of the Lewis & Clark Expedition series |
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| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Friday, October 12th, 2018 at 8:01am PDT -07:00 |
| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 15S E 734417 N 4282064 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 38.65615000, -90.30605000 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 38° 39.369', W 90° 18.363' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 38° 39' 22.14" N, 90° 18' 21.78" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 314, 636 |
| Which side of the road? | Marker is on the right when traveling West |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 6621 Delmar Blvd, University City MO 63130, US |
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