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Lewis & Clark Expedition Historical Markers

Sent by Jefferson to explore the far west, the Corps of Discovery left Pittsburgh August 31st, 1803 and reached the mouth of the Columbia River in the Pacific Northwest on November 15th, 1805.
 
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By William Fischer, Jr., October 31, 2015
Lewis & Clark Expedition Marker
1 Arkansas, Benton County, Bella Vista — Lewis & Clark Expedition
2 California, Placer County, Auburn — Jean Baptiste Charbonneau
On Lincoln Way at Park Street on Lincoln Way.
3 California, Sacramento County, Franklin — 657 — Alexander Hamilton Willard
Near Franklin Hood Road.
4 Connecticut, New Haven County, Milford — Peter Pond — 1740 - 1807
On Gulf Street at Cherry Street, on the right when traveling south on Gulf Street.
5 Florida, Marion County, Ocala — Lewis & Clark Expedition — Ocala - Marion County Veterans Memorial Park
Near E Fort King St, 0.1 miles south of E Silver Springs Blvd..
6 Idaho, Ada County, Boise — Sacajawea and Pomp
On Julia Davis Drive, on the right when traveling west.
7 Idaho, Clearwater County, Greer — Gold Rush Historic Byway — Adventure Into Idaho’s Beginnings
On U.S. 12, 1.5 miles south of State Highway 11, on the right when traveling west.
8 Idaho, Clearwater County, Orofino — 1804-1806 Corps of Discovery — "A" Order Control Point
Near U.S. 12 at 140th Street, on the right when traveling west.
9 Idaho, Clearwater County, Orofino — Ahsakha Village Site — asaqa
Near U.S. 12 at 140th Street, on the right when traveling west.
10 Idaho, Clearwater County, Orofino — Canoe Building Site
Near U.S. 12 at 140th Street, on the right when traveling west.
11 Idaho, Clearwater County, Orofino — Canoe Camp
Near U.S. 12 at 140th Street, on the right when traveling west.
12 Idaho, Clearwater County, Orofino — 249 — Lewis and Clark — On their way West, in 1805 — Lewis and Clark descended into Clearwater Canyon on an old Indian trail across from here —
On U.S. 12, 3 miles south of Michigan Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
13 Idaho, Clearwater County, Orofino — Pit House Village
Near U.S. 12 at 140th Street, on the right when traveling west.
14 Idaho, Clearwater County, Weippe — "Handsome Small Prairie" — Gold Rush Historic Byway — Adventure Into Idaho's Beginnings —
On West Pierce Street (State Highway 11 at milepost 17) near West 7th Street, on the right when traveling east.
15 Idaho, Clearwater County, Weippe — Corps of Discovery — 1804 - 1806 — "A" Order Control Point —
On Camas RoadCe near Cemetery Road.
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16 Idaho, Clearwater County, Weippe — First Contact Between Two Cultures
On Camas Road near Cemetery Road, on the right when traveling east.
17 Idaho, Clearwater County, Weippe — First Contact Between Two Cultures — Lewis and Clark Route
On Woods Street at West Pierce Street (State Highway 11), on the right when traveling east on Woods Street.
18 Idaho, Clearwater County, Weippe — 261 — Lewis and Clark
On West Pierce Street (State Highway 11) near West 7th Street.
19 Idaho, Clearwater County, Weippe — Weippe Prairie
On West Pierce Street (State Highway 11 at milepost 17) near West 7th Street, on the right when traveling east.
20 Idaho, Clearwater County, Weippe — Weippe Prairie
On Larson Road near Cemetery Road, on the right when traveling east.
21 Idaho, Idaho County, Cottonwood — 488 — Lewis and Clark
On U.S. 95 at Airport Road, on the right when traveling north on U.S. 95.
22 Idaho, Idaho County, Glenwood — Gass Creek — The Land Lewis and Clark Traveled
On Lolo Motorway (Forest Road 500) near Weites Butte Lookout Road, on the left when traveling west.
23 Idaho, Idaho County, Glenwood — Pheasant Camp — "Here we killed...three pheasants"
On Lolo Creek Road near Buckner Creek Road, on the right when traveling west.
24 Idaho, Idaho County, Glenwood — Salmon Trout Camp — "... Several Salmon trout were Seem..."
On Forest Road 500 near unnamed road, on the left when traveling south.
25 Idaho, Idaho County, Glenwood — Small Prairie Camp — "...we found two deer..."
On Forest Road 500 near Forest Road 514, on the left when traveling south.
26 Idaho, Idaho County, Glenwood — The Land Lewis and Clark Walked — Changing Face of the American Forest — History of the Clearwater —
On Lolo Motorway (Forest Road 500) at Smith Creek Road on Lolo Motorway.
27 Idaho, Idaho County, Grangeville — Gathering at Tipahxlee’whum (Tepahlewam)
Near Lake Road near Tolo Lake Road, on the left when traveling south.
28 Idaho, Idaho County, Kamiah — 310 — Long Camp — In 1806, Lewis and Clark waited six weeks — for snow to melt from the high ridges of the Lolo Trail east of here —
On U.S. 12, 0.5 miles west of Dyche Road, on the left when traveling west.
29 Idaho, Idaho County, Kooskia — "...Across the Endless Sea of Mountains..." — Enduring Hardships on the Lolo Trail
On U.S. 12 at milepost 158 near Forest Road 1684, on the left when traveling west.
30 Idaho, Idaho County, Kooskia — "...Observe the face of the country..." — Lewis and Clark as Naturalists
On U.S. 12 at milepost 158 near Forest Road 1684, on the left when traveling west.
31 Idaho, Idaho County, Kooskia — "to our inexpressable joy"
On U.S. 12, 27.7 miles east of Mill Road, on the right when traveling east.
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32 Idaho, Idaho County, Kooskia — Kooskia Crossing Kiosk
On U.S. 12 at State Highway 13, on the left when traveling east on U.S. 12.
33 Idaho, Idaho County, Kooskia — Lewis and Clark — Squamish Glade Camp
Near Highway 12 near Elk Meadows Road, on the left when traveling east.
34 Idaho, Idaho County, Kooskia — Lewis and Clark Route — September 15, 1805
Near Powell Road (Forest Road 102) near U.S. 12.
35 Idaho, Idaho County, Kooskia — Lewis and Clark Route — Packer Meadows
On Elk Meadows Road (Forest Road 373) near Forest Road 5950, on the right when traveling east.
36 Idaho, Idaho County, Kooskia — Selway - Bitterroot Wilderness
On U.S. 12, 27.7 miles east of Mill Road, on the right when traveling east.
37 Idaho, Idaho County, Kooskia — The Lolo Trail — "I belong to the land from which I came." Toohoolhoolzote
Near U.S. 12 at milepost 121, on the right when traveling west.
38 Idaho, Idaho County, Lolo — 334 — Lolo Trail Crossing — When Lewis and Clark came up this ridge June 29, 1806 — they ran into "a shower of rain, with hail, thunder and lightning, that lasted about an hour" —
On Highway 12, 3 miles west of Elk Meadows Road, on the left when traveling east.
39 Idaho, Idaho County, Lolo — 333 — Whitehouse Pond
On U.S. 12, 4.6 miles east of Doe Creek Road, on the left when traveling east.
40 Idaho, Idaho County, Lolo Summit — 247 — Lolo Summit
On Elk Meadows Road near U.S. 12.
41 Idaho, Idaho County, Syringa — Green Swoard Camp — "...tremendious Mountains entirely Cover with Snow..."
On Lolo Motorway (Forest Road 500) near Liz Butte Road, on the left when traveling west.
42 Idaho, Idaho County, Syringa — Indian Post Office — "Walking on Sacred Ground"
On Lolo Motorway (Forest Road 500) near Forest Road 566, on the right when traveling south.
43 Idaho, Idaho County, Syringa — Smoking Place — "...those indians are most admirable pilots..."
On Lolo Motorway (Forest Road 500) near Gravey Creek Road (Forest Road 107), on the left when traveling west.
44 Idaho, Lemhi County, Carmen — 125 — Historic Lemhi Co.
On Casey Road (U.S. 93) near Carmen Creek Road, on the left when traveling north.
45 Idaho, Lemhi County, Carmen — Lewis and Clark: Departure Camp
On Tower Rock Road near Redtail Lane, on the left when traveling east.
46 Idaho, Lemhi County, Carmen — The Bluff — Lewis and Clark Trail
On Casey Road (U.S. 93 at milepost 315) near Tower Rock Road when traveling north.
47 Idaho, Lemhi County, Carmen — William Clark's "Pirimids"
On Tower Rock Road near Redtail Lane, on the left when traveling east.
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48 Idaho, Lemhi County, Gibbonsville — Deep Creek
On Lewis and Clark Highway, Scenic (U.S. 93 at milepost 332), on the left when traveling north.
49 Idaho, Lemhi County, Gibbonsville — 269 — Lewis and Clark
On U.S. 93 at milepost 345, on the right when traveling north.
50 Idaho, Lemhi County, Gibbonsville — Lost Trail Pass
On Casey Road (State Highway 93 at milepost 349) near State Highway 43, on the left when traveling north.
51 Idaho, Lemhi County, Leadore — Before the Roads — The Town at the Crossroads
On South Railroad Street (State Highway 28) at Old Idaho 28 (State Highway 29), on the right when traveling east on South Railroad Street.
52 Idaho, Lemhi County, North Fork — Hungry, Wet and Cold
On Salmon River Highway (Scenic Route 30) 5 miles west of Lewis and Clark Highway (U.S. 93), on the left when traveling west.
53 Idaho, Lemhi County, North Fork — In Commemoration of Old Toby the Shoshone Indian — Members of the Lewis & Clark Expedition - August and September 1805
On Lewis and Clark Highway (U.S. 93 at milepost 326.5) at Salmon River Road (Route NF 030), on the right when traveling south on Lewis and Clark Highway.
54 Idaho, Lemhi County, North Fork — 122 — Lewis and Clark — Hoping for an Easy River Trip to the Pacific
On Lewis and Clark Highway (U.S. 93 at milepost 326.1), 0.1 miles south of Salmon River Road (Route 30), on the left when traveling north.
55 Idaho, Lemhi County, North Fork — Salmon River Encounter — Downriver Reconnaissance
On Salmon River Road (Forest Road 30) near Casey Road (U.S. 93), on the right when traveling west.
56 Idaho, Lemhi County, Salmon — 127 — Lewis and Clark
On State Highway 28 near Haynes Creek/17 Mile Road, on the right when traveling north.
57 Idaho, Lemhi County, Salmon — Sacajawea
Near Main Street (State Highway 28) near Kirtley Lane, on the right when traveling west.
58 Idaho, Lemhi County, Salmon — Sacajawea
On 17 Mile Road at Back Road (State Road 28), on the left when traveling east on 17 Mile Road.
59 Idaho, Lemhi County, Salmon — 239 — Sacajawea
On State Highway 28 near Haynes Creek/17 Mile Road, on the right when traveling north.
60 Idaho, Lemhi County, Salmon — The Dog of Discovery
Near East Main Street (State Highway 28) 2 miles east of U.S. 93, on the left when traveling east.
61 Idaho, Lemhi County, Salmon — Tower Creek — Lewis & Clark Trail
Near Casey Road (U.S. 93) at Tower Creek Road, on the right when traveling north.
62 Idaho, Lemhi County, Salmon — Tower Rock: William Clark's "Clift"
On Casey Road (U.S. 93) near Tower Rock Road, on the left when traveling north.
63 Idaho, Lemhi County, Salmon — Waters Flowing to the Pacific
On State Highway 28 near Haynes Creek/17 Mile Road, on the right when traveling north.
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64 Idaho, Lemhi County, Salmon — William Clark's Campsite, August 21 and 25, 1805
On Casey Road (U.S. 93) near Tower Rock Road, on the left when traveling north.
65 Idaho, Lemhi County, Tendoy — "Immence Ranges of High Mountains Still to the West of Us..." — - Meriwether Lewis, August 12, 1805
Near Forest Road 158 at Warm Springs Road (Forest Road 185) when traveling south.
66 Idaho, Lemhi County, Tendoy — A Communication Across the Continent by Water — “. . . this I can scarcely hope . . .”
Near Warm Springs Road (Forest Road 185) near Forest Road 158 when traveling south.
67 Idaho, Lemhi County, Tendoy — Agency Creek — Looking West to the Salmon River Country
On Warm Springs Road (Forest Road 158) near Lewis and Clark Highway (Forest Road 013), on the right when traveling south.
68 Idaho, Lemhi County, Tendoy — Crossing the Great Divide — Corps of Discovery
Near Lemhi Pass Road near Lewis and Clark Highway (Forest Road 013), on the right when traveling south.
69 Idaho, Lemhi County, Tendoy — First Idaho Campsite — Lewis & Clark Trail
On Lewis and Clark Highway (Forest Road 013) near Forest Road 068, on the right when traveling west.
70 Idaho, Lemhi County, Tendoy — Leaving the Lemhi Valley — Lewis and Clark in Lemhi County
On State Highway 28 near Tendoy Lane.
71 Idaho, Lemhi County, Tendoy — Lemhi Pass — Looking South Along the Continental Divide
On Warm Springs Road (Forest Road 158) near Lewis and Clark Highway (Forest Road 013), on the left when traveling south.
72 Idaho, Lemhi County, Tendoy — Lemhi Shoshone Winter Camps
On Agency Creek Road near Forest Road 6238.
73 Idaho, Lemhi County, Tendoy — 325 — Lewis and Clark
On State Highway 28 at Tendoy Lane, on the left when traveling north on State Highway 28.
74 Idaho, Lemhi County, Tendoy — Lewis and Clark: The First Idaho Camp
On Agency Creek Road near Forest Road 6238, on the left when traveling west.
75 Idaho, Lemhi County, Tendoy — Lewis and Clark: Trading for Horses — Lewis and Clark in Lemhi County
On State Highway 28 near Tendoy Lane, on the right when traveling north.
76 Idaho, Lemhi County, Tendoy — Lewis and Clark: Unfurling the Flag — Lewis and Clark in Lemhi County
On Warm Springs Road (Forest Road 185), on the right when traveling east.
77 Idaho, Lemhi County, Tendoy — Lewis and Clark: Which Way Did They Go?
On Warm Springs Road (Forest Road 185) near Forest Road 186, on the right when traveling east.
78 Idaho, Lemhi County, Tendoy — Plants New to Science
On Agency Creek Road near Cow Creek, on the left when traveling west.
79 Idaho, Lemhi County, Tendoy — Sacajawea Comes Home
On Warm Springs Road (Forest Road 185) near Back Road (County Highway 28), on the left when traveling east.
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80 Idaho, Lemhi County, Tendoy — Sacajawea Memorial Area — Honoring a Heroine
On Lemhi Pass Road near Forest Road 013, on the right when traveling east.
81 Idaho, Lewis County, Craigmont — 489 — Lewis and Clark
On U.S. 95 at milepost 268 near Evergreen Road when traveling north.
82 Idaho, Lewis County, Kamiah — Lewis and Clark Route
On U.S. 12, 0.5 miles west of Dyche Road, on the left when traveling west.
83 Idaho, Lewis County, Kamiah — Nez Perce National Historical Park
On U.S. 12, 0.3 miles north of Corbett Lane, on the left when traveling west.
84 Idaho, Nez Perce County, Lewiston — A Man and His Island Dream
On Snake River Avenue, 0.2 miles south of U.S. 12, on the right when traveling south.
85 Idaho, Nez Perce County, Lewiston — Dwellings by the River
On Snake River Avenue, 0.4 miles south of U.S. 12, on the right when traveling south.
86 Idaho, Nez Perce County, Lewiston — Exploring on the River
On Snake River Avenue, 0.4 miles south of U.S. 12, on the right when traveling south.
87 Idaho, Nez Perce County, Lewiston — Fishing in the River
On Snake River Avenue, 0.3 miles south of U.S. 12, on the right when traveling south.
88 Idaho, Nez Perce County, Lewiston — Lewis and Clark
Near Dike Bypass.
89 Idaho, Nez Perce County, Lewiston — Lewis and Clark — Traveled This Way In 1805;
On 3rd Street at Capital Street, on the right when traveling west on 3rd Street.
90 Idaho, Nez Perce County, Lewiston — Traveling on the River
On Snake River Avenue, 0.3 miles south of U.S. 12, on the right when traveling south.
91 Idaho, Nez Perce County, Lewiston — Writings on the River
On Snake River Avenue, 0.3 miles south of U.S. 12, on the right when traveling south.
92 Illinois, Alexander County, Cairo — "Proceeding On"
On Fort Defiance Road, on the right when traveling south.
93 Illinois, Alexander County, Cairo — Historical Survey Marker
On Washington Avenue (U.S. 60/62) south of U.S. 51, on the right when traveling north.
94 Illinois, Alexander County, Cairo — Lewis & Clark — Corps of Discovery
On Washington Avenue (U.S. 60/62) south of U.S. 51, on the right when traveling north.
95 Illinois, Alexander County, Cairo — Lewis and Clark in Illinois
On Washington Avenue (U.S. 60/62) south of U.S. 51, on the right when traveling north.
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96 Illinois, Alexander County, Cairo — Seaman
On Washington Avenue (U.S. 51) north of 14th Street, on the right when traveling north.
97 Illinois, Alexander County, Cairo — The Beginning of the Third Principal Meridian
On Washington Avenue (U.S. 60/62), on the right when traveling south.
98 Illinois, Alexander County, Cairo — York the Slave
On Washington Avenue (U.S. 51) at 15th Street, on the right when traveling north on Washington Avenue.
99 Illinois, Alexander County, Thebes — Lewis and Clark in Illinois
On Pecan Street south of Illinois Route 3, on the right when traveling south.
100 Illinois, Gallatin County, Old Shawneetown — Lewis & Clark Expedition — 1803-1806
On Main Street at Washington Street, on the right when traveling north on Main Street.

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