Stone Tavern – Charlottesville
The Stone Tavern in Charlottesville, Virginia was the site of a celebratory dinner for Meriwether Lewis on 15 December 1806. News of Lewis’s arrival had…
State: Virginia
Locust Hill – Lewis Family Home
Locust Hill near Ivy, Virginia was the home of Lucy Meriwether Lewis Marks, Meriwether Lewis’s mother. Lewis arrived at Locust Hill on 13 December 1806…
The Inn at Meander – Fry-Jefferson Map Origin
The Inn and Tavern at the Meanders in Locust Dale, Virginia was originally the home of Joshua Fry, co-surveyor with Peter Jefferson. Together they created…
Daniel Boone Wilderness Trail Interpretive Center
The Daniel Boone Wilderness Trail Interpretive Center in Duffield, Virginia is an excellent source to learn about the difficulties of travel on the Boone Trace…
Santillane – George Hancock Home
Santillane was the home of George Hancock in Fincastle, Virginia. William Clark visited here in December 1806 to court Julia Hancock, George’s daughter. Clark stayed…
Monticello – Thomas Jefferson’s Home
Monticello, the iconic home of President Thomas Jefferson in Charlottesville, Virginia, played a central role in the Lewis and Clark Expedition. Jefferson personally trained Meriwether…
William Clark Courting Julia Hancock
Clark and York were heading East along the Great Valley Road. After 28 months in the wilderness of the West, Clark was intent on courting…
Mountains Smaller than the Rocky Mountains
Lewis and his traveling party followed the Boone Trace and Wilderness Road from Cumberland Gap through Virginia. After the challenges of the Rocky Mountains, the…
Christmas with Family in Ivy, VA
After spending Christmas with his family at Locust Hill, his mother’s home near Ivy, VA, Lewis and his party continued toward Washington. On 15 December…
Federal Agents on the Ohio River
Lewis and his small crew continued down the Ohio River, passing Charlestown, Virginia (now West Virginia), where they encountered federal agents monitoring river traffic.