Lewis & Clark Expedition
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July 4, 1804
William Clark recorded in hisjournal that on this date,the Corps of Discovery
"Passed a Creek 12 yrs. wide...comeingout of an extensive Prarie rechingwithin 200 yeards of the river, as thisCreek has no name, and this beingthe...the [sic] …
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In 1803, Meriwether Lewis led the corps of discovery, 11 men on a keelboat, though Beaver County. They stayed overnight about 3 miles west of Beaver and stopped in Georgetown. This visit was commemorated by a reenactment in Rochester and Georgetown in 2003.
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July 4, 1804
William Clark recorded in hisjournal that on this date:
"Capt. Lewis walked on Shore abovethis Creek and discovered a highmoun[d] from the top of which hehad an extensive view, 3 pathsConcentering at the moun[d]"
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"The water we drink or the Common water of the missourie at this time, contains a half a Comm Wine Glass of ooze or mud to every pint-"William ClarkJune 21, 1804
The Missouri River of Lewis and Clark's era was wild and unpredictable. It earned the nickna…
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In 1804-06, Captains Meriwether Lewis and William Clark led about 40 soldiers and boatmen on an epic journey. President Thomas Jefferson commissioned this "Corps of Discovery" to find a route to the Pacific Ocean through the newly acquired Louisiana territo…
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"...Capt. Lewis walked on Shore above this Creek and discovered a high moun from the top of which he had an extensive view, 3 paths Concentering at the moun..."William ClarkJuly 4, 1804
The U.S. Army expedition led by Captains Meriwether Lewis and Willia…
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One of President Jefferson's goals for this expedition was to seek out the native peoples and council with them. On July 28, 2804, the expedition passed this overlook area early in the morning and noted of this area "a bluff on the S.S. (Starboard Side), th…
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In 1804-06, Captains Meriwether Lewis and William Clark led about 40 soldiers and boatmen on an epic journey. President Thomas Jefferson commissioned this "Corps of discovery" to find a route to the Pacific Ocean through the newly acquired Louisiana territo…
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During late July and early August of 1804, the Lewis and Clark Expedition traveled the length of the Missouri River that today is the boarder between Iowa and Nebraska. Meriwether Lewis and William Clark studied the river, forests, and prairies. They often …
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French, Spanish, and British traders already controlled trade empires west of the Mississippi river when Lewis and Clark began the Expedition in 1804. but President Thomas Jefferson wanted the United States to control trade in the newly acquired Louisiana P…