Frankfort in Franklin County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)

Lewis and Clark in Kentucky / Frankfort Newspapers

Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, September 8, 2013

1. Lewis and Clark in Kentucky / Frankfort Newspapers Marker (side 1)

Inscription. (marker side 1) Ky. newspapers were a major means of reporting news regarding the 1803-06 Lewis & Clark Expedition to the Pacific Ocean. Of special importance were the Frankfort papers The Palladium and The Western World. Both carried news of the explorers' return. Over.

(marker side 2) The October 2 and 9, 1806 issues of The Palladium ran the first printed accounts of the return of Lewis and Clark, noting that the explorers arrived "in very good health." The journey's details were then circulated nationally.

Presented by the Ohio River Chapter-Lewis & Clark Trail
Heritage Foundation, National Park Service, Ky. Lewis & Clark
Bicentennial Commission, Franklin Co. Trust for Historic Preservation
2008 * Kentucky Historical Society * Kentucky Department of Highways * 2215

Erected 2006 by Kentucky Historical Society and Kentucky Department of Highways. (Marker Number 2215.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Communications • Exploration. In addition, it is included in the Kentucky Historical Society, and the Lewis & Clark Expedition series lists. A significant historical month for this entry is October 1806.

Location. 38° 11.94′ N, 84° 52.649′ W. Marker is in Frankfort, Kentucky, in Franklin County. Marker is on St. Clair Street north of West Main

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Street, on the right when traveling north. Marker is located on the sidewalk, on the east side of St Clair Street, halfway between West Main Street and West Broadway Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 315 St Clair Street, Frankfort KY 40601, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. The Frankfort Kentucky Reel (within shouting distance of this marker); Gov. Owsley House Saved (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Inauguration Elm (about 300 feet away); Governor William Goebel (about 400 feet away); 1864 Attack on Frankfort (about 400 feet away); Old Kentucky State Prison Keystone (about 400 feet away); Gov. George Madison (1763-1816) (about 400 feet away); Franklin County Veterans Memorial (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Frankfort.

Also see . . . Lewis and Clark in Kentucky. Kentucky Ties to the Lewis and Clark Expedition website:
The first detailed printed account of the expedition's successful return was printed in the Frankfort newspaper The Palladium on October 9, 1806. The first news of its return - literally a news extra - was printed on October 2 in The Palladium. These two accounts were picked up and circulated by other papers, announcing to the nation Lewis and Clark's successful return. (Submitted on September 26, 2018, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

Lewis and Clark in Kentucky / Frankfort Newspapers Marker (<i>side 2</i>) image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, September 8, 2013

2. Lewis and Clark in Kentucky / Frankfort Newspapers Marker (side 2)

Lewis and Clark in Kentucky / Frankfort Newspapers Marker (<i>wide view</i>) image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, September 8, 2013

3. Lewis and Clark in Kentucky / Frankfort Newspapers Marker (wide view)

Lewis and Clark in Kentucky / Frankfort Newspapers Marker (<i>wide view from St Clair Street</i>) image. Click for full size.

September 8, 2013

4. Lewis and Clark in Kentucky / Frankfort Newspapers Marker (wide view from St Clair Street)

Credits. This page was last revised on February 24, 2021. It was originally submitted on September 26, 2018, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 222 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on September 26, 2018, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.