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Welcome to the Lewis and Clark Trail.  Lewis and Clark's great journey west begins in Washington D.C. and zigzags along the eastern seaboard encompassing the states of Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, and Pennsylvania; then proceeds through Ohio, West Virginia, Kentucky, Indiana, Illinois and Missouri. The trail then meanders through the great plains of Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa, South Dakota, North Dakota and continues through the mountains and the valleys of Montana, Idaho, Washington, Oregon, concluding at the Pacific Ocean. The Lewis and Clark Trail is a cultural destination that covers over 4,600 miles, crosses four time zones, and showcases some of the most beautiful and rugged areas of America. 

The Lewis and Clark Trail

Lewis and Clark's great journey west begins in Washington D.C. and zigzags along the eastern seaboard encompassing the states of Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, and Pennsylvania; then proceeds through Ohio, West Virginia, Kentucky, Indiana, Illinois and Missouri. The trail then meanders through the great plains of Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa, South Dakota, North Dakota and continues through the mountains and the valleys of Montana, Idaho, Washington, Oregon, concluding at the Pacific Ocean. The Lewis and Clark Trail is a cultural destination that covers over 4,600 miles, crosses four time zones, and showcases some of the most beautiful and rugged areas of America. 

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Route of Corps of Discovery

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Leaving Washington DC on March 15, 1803, Lewis traveled via horseback through the eastern towns preparing himself for the western expedition.   Lewis attended crash courses on botany, paleontology, navigation and field medicine.  Purchased guns, tomahawks and knives and sent an invitation to William Clark to co-command the expedition.  
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June 10, 1803:  A conestoga wagon loaded to capacity with 3500 pounds of supplies and equipment destined for the western expedition left Philadelphia.

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    August 31, 1803: Keelboat completed, Lewis departs Pittsburgh and begins his 981-mile voyage down the Ohio River.

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    October 14, 1803:  Meriwether Lewis and William Clark met in Louisville, Kentucky, thus forming one of the most famous and successful partnerships in history.
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    October 26, 1803:  Lewis and Clark, together with the nucleus of the Corps of Discovery, set off down the Ohio River from Clarksville, Indiana.
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