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Related Historical Markers
To better understand the relationship, study each marker in the order shown.
By Ruth VanSteenwyk, May 14, 2016
Lewis & Clark's Historical Markers
SHOWN IN SOURCE-SPECIFIED ORDER
| Near S. Harrison St., 0.2 miles W. Jefferson St.. |
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The Missouri River Valley, up to this location, was well-known to French and British fur trappers. For decades, trappers navigated down the Big Sioux River and the lower Missouri toward St. Louis. Due to the intimidating presence of the Yankton . . . — — Map (db m100914) HM |
| Near S. Harrison St., 0.2 miles W. Jefferson St.. |
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Beginning their journey on a diet of salt pork, lard with flour, and Indian meal (ground corn), Meriwether Lewis, William Clark, and the other members of the Corps of Discovery, went on to taste nearly everything the West had to offer - through . . . — — Map (db m100915) HM |
| Near S. Harrison St., 0.2 miles W. Jefferson St.. |
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While camped at the "Elk Sign" campsite on August 22, 1804, Captains Meriwether Lewis and William Clark acted to replace Sergeant Charles Floyd, who had taken ill and died two days earlier. They called for the Corps of Discovery to vote on . . . — — Map (db m100916) HM |
| Near S. Harrison St., 0.2 miles W. Jefferson St.. |
| | In 1804-06, Captains Meriwether Lewis and William Clark led about 40 soldiers and boatmen on an epic journey. President Thomas Jefferson commissioned this "Corps of Discovery" to find a route to the Pacific Ocean through the newly acquired . . . — — Map (db m100917) HM |
May. 4, 2024