Shelbyville in Shelby County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)

Lewis and Clark in Kentucky 1806 Return of Expedition / Death of Meriwether Lewis

Lewis and Clark in Kentucky 1806 Return of Expedition Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Mark Hilton, July 14, 2019

1. Lewis and Clark in Kentucky 1806 Return of Expedition Marker

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Lewis and Clark in Kentucky
1806 Return of Expedition Meriwether Lewis & William Clark, leaders of the 1803-06 journey to the Pacific, visited Shelbyville several times. In Nov. 1806, on the Expedition's return, Lewis arrived with Expedition veterans, Mandan & Osage Indian delegations bound for Washington, DC. Over.

Death of Meriwether Lewis In Shelbyville on Oct. 28, 1809, Clark learned of the death of his Expedition partner, Meriwether Lewis. Clark stopped in town when traveling eastward and read a newspaper report that Lewis had killed himself in Tennessee.
Presented by the Ohio River Chapter-Lewis & Clark Trail
Heritage Foundation, National Park Service, Ky. Lewis & Clark
Bicentennial Commission, Shelby County Historical Society.

Erected 2006 by Kentucky Historical Society, Kentucky Department of Highways. (Marker Number 2214.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Communications

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• 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° 12.668′ N, 85° 12.967′ W. Marker is in Shelbyville, Kentucky, in Shelby County. Marker is on Main Street east of 6th Street, on the left when traveling east. Located at the Shelby County Courthouse. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 501 Main Street, Shelbyville KY 40065, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Shelby County, 1792 (a few steps from this marker); The Blockhouse / Martin's Raid (within shouting distance of this marker); Squire Boone's Station, 1779 (within shouting distance of this marker); Shelbyville Fountain (within shouting distance of this marker); Founder Capt. William Shannon (within shouting distance of this marker); Shelby County WWI Honor Roll (within shouting distance of this marker); Lynching in America / Lynching of Sam Pulliam (within shouting distance of this marker); Reconstruction in America / Lynching of Reuben Dennis (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Shelbyville.

Also see . . . Lewis and Clark in Kentucky.

Death of Meriwether Lewis Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Mark Hilton, July 14, 2019

2. Death of Meriwether Lewis Marker

Website homepage (Submitted on July 19, 2019, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)

View from marker looking east on Main Street. image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Mark Hilton, July 14, 2019

3. View from marker looking east on Main Street.

Marker on left side of Shelby County Courthouse. image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Mark Hilton, July 14, 2019

4. Marker on left side of Shelby County Courthouse.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 17, 2022. It was originally submitted on July 19, 2019, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 371 times since then and 73 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on July 19, 2019, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.