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Making a Moment in History
Photographer: Barry Swackhamer
Taken: May 10, 2018
Caption: Making a Moment in History
Additional Description:
The Lewis and Clark Expedition
Recognizing the L&C Expedition
In the 1930s, some western chapters of Daughters of the American Revolution embarked on an effort to identify and recognize significant historical sites along the Lewis and Clark Trail. Individual chapters of the organization produced plaques that were then placed along the trail.
The Alice Whitman Chapter of Lewiston, Idaho placed this plaque near Glade Creek Camp in 1935. Damaged by vandals, it was recovered and rededicated at the Lolo Pass Visitor Center.
A Word of Explanation
The 1935 DAR marker seen here applies the name "Squamish Glade Camp" to Lewis and Clark's September 13, 1805 campsite nearby in Packer Meadow. A local Lewis and Clark enthusiast, John Harlan, author of the marker's text, assigned this name. No evidence suggests Lewis and Clark named this site of their encampment. William Clark's hand-drawn map refers to glades near the campsite. The word "squamish" may be a variant of "quamish", from the Nez Perce word for the plant known today as camas, which grows in abundance in Packer Meadow.
The addenda plaque place by the Idaho State Society, DAR
2004
(Newspaper clipping) From the Clearwater Tribune March 1935
D.A.R. To Erect Bronze Tablets At Three Historic Campsites Of The Lewis And Clark Expediton

Submitted: September 12, 2018, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California.
Database Locator Identification Number: p445046
File Size: 3.400 Megabytes

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