The Lewis and Clark Story

Every chapter and stop, in order

Preparation: Plan, Supply, Staff for Success, 1803 Washington, DC to St. Louis

  1. 1Plan, Supply, and Staff for Success (1803 Washington to St. Louis)
  2. 2Traveling from Washington DC to Harpers Ferry and Pittsburgh
  3. 3First Dilemmas with Transportation - 6 July to 22 July 1803
  4. 4Troubles and More Troubles with Transportation, 30 August 1803
  5. 5Heavy Boat in Low Water, 6 September 1803
  6. 6Federal Agents on the Ohio River, 7 September 1803
  7. 7Marietta 13 September and a visit with Col. Griffen Green, Postmaster
  8. 8Limestone (Maysville), KY- Blanks in the Lewis’ Journals
  9. 9By Horse to Big Bone, 28 September 1803
  10. 10Co-Commanders Meet, 14 October 1803
  11. 1126 October 1803 Camp Site
  12. 12Ft. Massac and "A Man of Much Merit", 11 November 1803
  13. 13Celestial Observations and Ft. Jefferson 15, November 1803
  14. 14Against the Current, 20 November 1803
  15. 15Trouble with the Spanish, 12 December 1803
  16. 16Joyous Return to St. Louis, 23 September 1806

Reporting to President Jefferson and Tribal Diplomats, 1806

  1. 1St. Louis to Vincennes, 19 October 1806
  2. 2Vincennes to Louisville 5 November 1806
  3. 3Into the Bluegrass and Wilderness, 11 November 1806
  4. 4Mountains smaller than the Rocky Mountains
  5. 5Christmas with Family in Ivy, VA, December 1806
  6. 6William Clark and York at Cumberland Gap, 1806
  7. 7William Clark Courting Julia Handcock, December 1806
  8. 8Hospitality for Lewis & Clark in the Presidents House
  9. 9Congressional Compensation for a Job Well Done, January 1807
  10. 10New Responsibilities for the Successful Explorers

Company Commanders to Federal Bureaucrats and Lewis’ Last Days

  1. 1Company Commanders to Federal Bureaucratic Administrators
  2. 2Governing in a Multi-Faceted Culture
  3. 3Rejected Territorial Expenditures
  4. 4A Celebrated Hero's Tragedy in the Wilderness
  5. 5Protecting Lewis' Possessions

William Clark’s 1809 Journey to Washington and Back to St. Louis

  1. 1William Clark’s 1809 Journal, St. Louis to Washington DC and Back
  2. 2To Washington by Carriage with three servants
  3. 3Poor Roads and Questionable Food
  4. 4Visit with the Benjamin Temple Family
  5. 5Breakfast with Mr. Vance, Bowling Green (KY)
  6. 6Traveling A Well-Established Road to see the Large Clark Family in Louisville
  7. 7The Clark’s 1809 Louisville Homecoming
  8. 8Very Bad News While Traveling in a Beautiful Country
  9. 9Confirmation that Governor Lewis is Dead
  10. 10A Heavy Heart and a Great Deal of Work in Lexington
  11. 11South on the Lexington Branch of the Wilderness Road, 31 October 1809
  12. 12A Broken Carriage Strap Caused Delay
  13. 13Rain and Mud in the Wilderness
  14. 14A Wilderness with Cold Muddy Roads
  15. 15A Night at the edge of a Meteorite Strike
  16. 16South on the Old Kentucky Road to Bean Station
  17. 17East to Rogersville
  18. 18Miles to Go With Little Rest
  19. 19The Western End of the Great Valley Road
  20. 20Rain, Cold and Wet, Again
  21. 21Preston Hospitality
  22. 22On the Road Again
  23. 23Where did the Clarks Stay in Christiansburg?
  24. 24A Contagious Disease
  25. 25To Washington by Horse
  26. 26Facing a Difficult Conversation with the Marks Family
  27. 27Guidance from Mr. Jefferson
  28. 28To Richmond, VA
  29. 29Merry Oaks to Richmond
  30. 30From Merry Oaks to Washington
  31. 31Sunday with Old Friends at Fredericksburg
  32. 32All Night on A Stage Coach
  33. 33Meeting with the Secretary-of -War
  34. 34Bills-of-Exchange Settled and Expedition Journals Secured
  35. 35Homeward Bound via the Kanawha River (Present-day West Virginia)
  36. 36Securing and Protecting the Lewis and Clark Journals for future Generations
  37. 37The End of an Era