Big Bone Lick State Historic Site
Big Bone Lick in Kentucky is a famous fossil site where Lewis collected mammoth bone specimens in September 1803 to send to President Jefferson. Jefferson…
State: Kentucky
Cumberland Gap National Historical Park
Cumberland Gap is one of the most hallowed historic locations on the North American Continent. Lewis arrived at Cumberland Gap on or before 20 November…
Locust Grove
Locust Grove was the home of William and Lucy Clark Croghan near Louisville, Kentucky. On 8 November 1806, the captains, members of the traveling party,…
William Clark and York at Cumberland Gap
William Clark and York traveled through Cumberland Gap on the Wilderness Road. Clark would later visit Col. Arthur Campbell, who had shown Lewis a survey…
Into the Bluegrass and Wilderness
Lewis and his party departed Louisville on 11 November 1806, following today’s U.S. 60 to Frankfort, KY. Clark remained in Louisville preparing for his courtship…
Co-Commanders Meet
At the Falls of the Ohio near Louisville, Meriwether Lewis and William Clark met and joined forces. This meeting marked the beginning of their legendary…
Camp Site at West Point
The expedition made camp near West Point, Kentucky, as they continued their journey down the Ohio River toward the Mississippi.