Strip District in Pittsburgh in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Lewis and Clark Expedition

Lewis & Clark Expedition Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, May 6, 2011

1. Lewis & Clark Expedition Marker

Inscription. On Aug. 31, 1803, Captain Meriwether Lewis launched a 50-foot “keeled boat” from Fort Fayette, 100 yards downriver. This marked the beginning of the 3-year expedition commissioned by President Jefferson, which opened America to westward expansion.

Erected 2008 by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Exploration • Waterways & Vessels. In addition, it is included in the Former U.S. Presidents: #03 Thomas Jefferson, the Lewis & Clark Expedition, and the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) series lists. A significant historical month for this entry is August 1861.

Location. 40° 26.82′ N, 79° 59.711′ W. Marker is in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in Allegheny County. It is in the Strip District. It is at the intersection of 11th Street and Fort Duquesne Boulevard, on the right when traveling west on 11th Street. Located across Ft. Duquesne Blvd from the David L. Lawrence Convention Center. Next to a railroad bridge abutment. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Pittsburgh PA 15222, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American Northeast,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

in the Ohio River Valley,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France,

the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Three Rivers Stadium Goalposts (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Allegheny Aqueduct (approx.

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0.2 miles away); The Empty Pocket Pays (approx. 0.2 miles away); Pennsylvania Canal (approx. ¼ mile away); Ninth Street Bridge (approx. ¼ mile away); Fort Lafayette (approx. ¼ mile away); Frederick J Osterling Office & Studio (approx. 0.3 miles away); Gulf Building (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Pittsburgh.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Great Strike Ignites the Nation! (was approx. 0.2 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Also see . . .
1. Meriwether Lewis at FindAGrave.com. (Submitted on May 6, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.)
2. William Clark at FindAGrave.com. (Submitted on May 6, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.)

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, May 6, 2011

2. Lewis & Clark Expedition Marker

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, May 6, 2011

3. Lewis & Clark Expedition Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 6, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 2,443 times since then and 105 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 6, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.