Lewis and Clark in Kentucky 1806 Return of Expedition / Death of Meriwether Lewis

Lewis and Clark in Kentucky 1806 Return of Expedition / Death of Meriwether Lewis (HM2IWX)

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Lewis and Clark in Kentucky 1806 Return of Expedition


Meriwether Lewis & William Clark, leaders of the 1803-06 journey to the Pacific, visited Shelbyville several times. In Nov. 1806, on the Expedition's return, Lewis arrived with Expedition veterans, Mandan & Osage Indian delegations bound for Washington, DC. Over.

Death of Meriwether Lewis


In Shelbyville on Oct. 28, 1809, Clark learned of the death of his Expedition partner, Meriwether Lewis. Clark stopped in town when traveling eastward and read a newspaper report that Lewis had killed himself in Tennessee.
Presented by the Ohio River Chapter-Lewis & Clark Trail
Heritage Foundation, National Park Service, Ky. Lewis & Clark
Bicentennial Commission, Shelby County Historical Society.
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HM NumberHM2IWX
Series This marker is part of the Kentucky: Kentucky Historical Society series
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Year Placed2006
Placed ByKentucky Historical Society, Kentucky Department of Highways
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Date Added Thursday, July 18th, 2019 at 11:01pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)16S E 656176 N 4230745
Decimal Degrees38.21113333, -85.21611667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 38° 12.668', W 85° 12.967'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds38° 12' 40.08" N, 85° 12' 58.02" W
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