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30 August 1803 The early breed of a Newfoundland Dog like Lewis's dog, Seaman The keel boat was finished at 7 AM, Lewis, with pilot T. Moore, and 11 men…
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4 September 1803 Meriwether Lewis, "about two miles above my camp passed the line, which divides the States of Virginia and Pennsylvania on the east side of the river and…
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7 September 1803 Patrick Gass bronze bust, located on the waterfront in Wellsburg Lewis passed Charlestown, present day Wellsburg, Brooke Co. WV, and future home of expedition member Patrick Gass.…
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28 September 1803 Ft. Washington was built in 1789-1790 at Losantiville, later renamed Cincinnati, across from the Licking River. Lewis wrote to Jefferson on 3 October 1803, advising that he…
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14 October 1803 Image Credit: Triumph At The Falls: The Louisville and Portland Canal, page 9 Mulberry Hill Plantation - The Clark Family Home in Louisville, KY When Meriwether Lewis…
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26 October 1803 Leaving the Mill Creek Camp in the afternoon would be a "Hudson Bay Start" , making that night's camp not far along the Ohio River.(1) While there…
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11 November 1803 Ft. Massac - Photo by Richard Prestholdt Click here for Association Website Leaving West Point on 27 October and traveling to Ft. Massac, present day Massac Co.…
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15 November 1803 Map of the Confluence drawn by Clark-Page 195 W. Clark's Field Notes During five(5) days at the Mouth of the Ohio Lewis and Clark made celestial observations,…
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20 November 1803 Lewis and Clark turned the boats against the Mississippi River current and experienced a new challenge. Traveling against the current would last until the expedition reached Camp…
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12 December 1803 The Spanish Government would not permit the expedition to spend the winter West of the Mississippi River. "Monday the 12th of December opposite the mouth of the…
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