Of Capt. Meriwether Lewis, we know this: Three years after returning from the Lewis and Clark expedition, he was dead of gunshot wounds, probably a suicide, at Grinder’s Stand, an isolated inn in ...

The 45-minute activity will introduce kids to some of the 178 plant species new to Western science collected and recorded by Capt. Meriwether Lewis during the 1804-1806 Lewis & Clark Expedition.

David Hommes' portrayal of Capt. William Clark started with a trial. When the re-enactor for Capt. Meriwether Lewis dared his men to climb a rock with him in 2002, Hommes was the only one who took the ...

After Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, the Indian interpreter and guide Sacagawea is probably the most famous member of the expedition. Her contributions were praised by the captains; William Clark ...

Captain Meriwether Lewis of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, accompanied by three of his men, explored this portion of the country upon their return trip from the coast. On July 26, 1806, they met ...

BILLINGS -- Capt. Meriwether Lewis recorded in his specimen notes that the violet prairie clover he first observed somewhere in Nebraska or South Dakota had medicinal value. ''The Indians use it as an ...

With the 200th anniversary celebrations of the Lewis and Clark expedition kicking off this weekend, the Army wants to make sure that its role in the pivotal exploration of the American West is not ...

At the start of the 19th century, Captain Meriwether Lewis and Second Lieutenant William Clark embarked on one of the most important expeditions in American history—but the story of their difficult ...

At the start of the 19th century, Captain Meriwether Lewis and Second Lieutenant William Clark embarked on one of the most important expeditions in American history—but the story of their difficult ...

Preface -- Mr. Jefferson needs a secretary -- The Clarks and the Lewises -- Lt. Clark fights Indians -- Lt. Clark and General Wayne -- Tipple tax war: the Whiskey Rebellion -- Mr. Jefferson and his ...