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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 (mouseover image to expand)
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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