Lewis and Clark Story

The story of Lewis and Clark is an American story with International connections. In a global view, the trail is as broad as it is long. Each of the archives or museums listed below help preserve the values of the Lewis and Clark story. Their archived primary source material, film presentation, and exhibits assures that global audiences learn the story and values that brought knowledge of great value to the World. Through their art, preserved documents, exhibits and films, the values of perseverance, shared responsibility and pride in accomplishment improves the lives of all people in all generations.

Patrick Gass Birth Site, Franklin County, 181 Franklin Farm Lane, Chambersburg, PA. 17202

GPS 39°.5546N -77°.3746W

Patrick Gass (1771-1870), son of Benjamin Gass was born in the smaller portion of the pictured house. The house is on the National Register of Historic Places.

Wisconsin Historical Society, University of WI, Madison, Library and Archive,

816 State Street, Madison, WI 53706, Charles Floyd Journal, Charles Floyd was the only members of the expedition to die during the exploration of the west. Other documents are in the Draper Collection.

https://www.nps.gov/articles/floyd-s-journal-found.htm https://www.americanjourneys.org/aj-097/summary/index.asp

Courtesy: Jim and Mary Rosenberger, Badger Chapter LCTHF

Newberry Library, Chicago, IL (Joseph Whitehouse Journal)

60 West Walton Street, Chicago, IL 60610 https://www.newberry.org/about

American Museum of Natural History, NYC, (Statues over Central Park Entrance: Lt to Rt-Daniel Boone, John James Audubon, William Clark, and Meriwether Lewis, 13-foot Sculptures by James Earle Fraser, on façade added in 1930

200Central Park West, NY, NY 10024

Trinity Church Cemetery

89 Broadway, NYC,

Burial: Albert Gallatin, Secretary of Treasury for Jefferson; John Jacob Astor, the first beneficiary of the furs that Lewis and Clark reported in the west.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trinity_Church_Cemetery

Chickasaw Cultural Center (Jefferson Peace Medal, in the Holisso)

867 Copper Memorial Drive, Sulphur, OK 73086-8697

580-622-7130

Johnny Morris Wonders of Wildlife and Aquarium (Charles Fritz Paintings plus Animals of the Lewis and Clark Expedition)

500 Sunshine Street, Springfield, MO 65807

800-456-4812

Booth Western Art Museum

501 N. Museum Drive

Cartersville, GA 30120

770-387-1300

Jean-Baptiste Charbonneau, Sacagawea’s son, in Germany 1824-1829

Bad Mergantheim, Germany

Twenty-five-year-old, Duke Paul, of Mergentheim Germany, arrived in St. Louis in the spring of 1823. He met and secured a license to travel in to the “Indian Country” from William Clark before proceeding to the mouth of the Kaw River where he met Jean-Baptiest Charbonneau. As recommended by Clark, Duke Paul hired Toussant Charbonneau as an interpreter. After touring the west, as far as the mountains, Jean-Baptiste joined the Duke and followed him to Germany where he spent 5 years in Duke Paul’s Castle, Bad Mergentheim. The castle museum is unrivaled in telling the story of Jean-Baptiste’s life outside of North America. ⁽¹⁾

Courtesy: Lewis and Clark Trust

Source Reading:

Colby, Susan, Sacagawea’s Child; The Life and Times of Jean-Baptiste (Pomp) Charbonneau, The Arthur H. Clark Co. Spokane, 2005.

Gibbs, Peter, Duke Paul in the British Museum: American Indian Arts Magazine, Volume 7, Number 3, 1982.

Hans von Sachsen-Altenburg & Robert Dyer, Duke Paul of Wuerttemberg on the Missouri Frontier: 1823, 1830, and 1851, Pekitanoui Publications, Booneville, MO, 1998.

Klann, Kilian, The Ethnographic Collection of Rare Artifacts of the Duke Fredrich Paul Wilhelm of Wurttemberg in the Mergetheim Castle. (translation below)

W. Robert Nitske -Edited by Savoie Lottinville, Paul Wilhelm, Duke of Württemberg: Travels in North America, University of Oklahoma Press, 1973

Translation Courtesy: Ladina Rutz & Ryan Abrahamsen

Open PDF for entire translation (PDF)

Prince Maxmilian Alexander Philipp and his Swiss painter Karl Bodmer traveled and explored the North American Plains 1832-34. Maximilian’s two volume, Travels in the Interior of North America (1839-41), is primary source in the understanding of Mandan & Hidatsa people from the Euro-American view. The world is fortunate to have paintings produced very shortly after the 1803-1806 exploration of Lewis and Clark. Swiss painter Kark Bodmer paintings and prints can be viewed in New Harmony, IN and Omaha, NE.

Wied-Neuwied Castle, 2014

Lewis and Clark Herbarium Locations: Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew, Richmond, TW9 3AE

Joint Base Lewis-McChord

4320 Main Street, WA 98433

253-967-7206

https://lewisarmymusem.com

Hours: Wednesday, Thursday, Friday 10 A- 5 P

Red Shield Inn, Visitor Center

Seattle-Tacoma, I-5, X120

Free Admission

Meriwether Lewis and Seaman Sgt. John Ordway

Knox County Museum of Education

801 Tipton Avenue

Knoxville, TN 37920

865-579-8264

https://www.kcme.org*

As noted above, provenance for the powder horn is uncertain. However, the Shields family is documented living in Cades Cove, now part of the Smokey Mountain National Park. The Cades Cove Story by A. Randolph Shields, Great Smokey Mountains Natural History.

Certificate of Friendship

Certificates of Friendship were given to principal Indian Chief met during the expedition. The Blank certificate, below, was found in William Clark Papers. Missouri Historical Society, St. Louis. Signed certificates are located at the Oklahoma Historical Society. https://www.newson6.com/story/5e367d882f69d76f62090bca/descendants-of-indian-warrior-donate-rare-lewis-and-clark-document

Other certificates at:

Beinecke Rare Books and Manuscripts Library