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Historical Markers in Epping
Williston is the county seat for Williams County
Epping is in Williams County
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1 ► North Dakota, Williams County, Epping — "Great Numbers" —  |
| The journals of Lewis and Clark are filled with vivid descriptions of the wildlife encountered on their journey west. On April 17th, 1805, near Lewis and Clark State Park, William Clark wrote that he saw "great numbs (numbers) of Buffalow feeding in . . . — — Map (db m252570) HM | |||
| 2 ► North Dakota, Williams County, Epping — "Handsome High Planes" — Lewis and Clark State Park — |
| The seemingly endless sea of prairie that Lewis and Clark's Corp of Discovery encountered during their trek west along the Missouri River was a constant source of fascination. As the party neared what is today Lewis and Clark Park, Captain William . . . — — Map (db m252431) HM | |||
| 3 ► North Dakota, Williams County, Epping — "Keeping up with Necessities" — |
| As the Corps of Discovery neared what is today Lewis and Clark State Park during their return trip, on August 8th, 1806, Captain Meriwether Lewis wrote "the men with me have not had leasure since we left the West side of the Rocky mountains to dress . . . — — Map (db m252571) HM | |||
| 4 ► North Dakota, Williams County, Epping — Lewis and Clark State Park — Wednesday, April 17, 1805 — |
| On "A delightfull morning," Lewis and Clark passed "immence quantities of game in every direction...consisting of herds of Buffaloe, Elk, and Antelopes with some deer and wolves." Lewis killed two buffalo, but the meat was "so . . . — — Map (db m252572) HM | |||
| 5 ► North Dakota, Williams County, Epping — "Lewis Mistaken For an Elk" — Lewis and Clark State Park — |
| On August 11th 1806, Captain Meriwether Lewis and Pierre Cruzatte, a fiddler blind in one eye and with poor sight in the other, went to shore to hunt for elk. Then, as Lewis wrote in his journal, "a ball struck my left thye about an inch below my . . . — — Map (db m252428) HM | |||