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The Tillamook Head National Recreation Trailhead is five minutes drive south of Seaside, not far from Sunset Beach. The trail is a treat to hike along. Part of the Oregon Coast Trail, the picturesque path follows in the footsteps of the famous Lewis and Clark Expedition, which explored the a...
The state capital of North Dakota, Bismarck, is complete with an emerging local culture, Native American history and the footprints of Lewis, Clark and Sacagawea. The downtown district will surprise travelers with its burgeoning arts and dining scenes alongside its Art Déco architecture and the to...
We Proceeded On. (The issue is not available online.) The map was drawn some time in 1805 by Too Né, a member of the Arikara tribe who in 1804 travelled with the Lewis and Clark expedition in what is now North Dakota, and shows the extent of the territory known to the Arikara at...
Lewis and Clark Expedition, U.S. military expedition (1804–06), led by Capt. Meriwether Lewis and Lieut. William Clark, to explore the Louisiana Purchase and the Pacific Northwest. The expedition was a major chapter in the history of American exploratio
Lewis and Clark ExpeditionHeadwaters of the Missouri River, detail from Lewis and Clark Expedition map by William Clark and Meriwether Lewis, 1804–06.(more) The Missouri was named Peki-tan-oui on some early French maps and, later, Oumessourit; it has been nicknamed “Big Muddy” because of...
The 4-H Club was founded in Clark County, Ohio, in 1902. The Ohio Legislature made thered carnationthe state’s official state flower in 1904 in honor of McKinley, who was assassinated in 1901, as the former president often wore the flower in his lapel’s buttonhole. ...
Bismarck, city, capital of North Dakota, U.S., and seat (1873) of Burleigh county. It lies in the south-central part of the state and is situated on the eastern bank of the Missouri River. The Lewis and Clark Expedition passed through the area in 1804–0
built by theLewis and Clark Expedition, which wintered there (1805–06); the reconstructed fort, 4.5 miles (7.5 km) southwest, is a national memorial. In 1810–11John Jacob Astorsent anexpeditionto establish a Pacific Fur Company trading post (Fort Astoria); this was later sold to theNorth...
you’re interested in learning more about the American West. Many towns you come across will have historic old buildings and monuments dedicated to this part of the country’s history, with interesting information and exhibitions on the Lewis and Clark Expedition found at the Frontier Army Museum...