Save the date for an upcoming book launch and author event at the Lewis County Public Library & Archives featuring historian ...

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Meriwether Lewis and his father served as soldiers and couriers during this period in American history. Long before he set out on his famous exploration of the American West with William Clark, ...

The following winter, Clark met Ensign Meriwether Lewis, four years his junior, when Lewis was transferred to his rifle company. By 1803, the 33-year-old Clark had traveled extensively through the ...

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HARTFORD, Ill. — The harrowing trek of explorers Meriwether Lewis and William Clark across uncharted America two centuries ago took perseverance — as did construction of an observation tower that ...

COTTONWOOD, Idaho (AP) - A carved depiction of Meriwether Lewis' beloved dog will be part of the kickoff of the explorers' bicentennial in January in Virginia. Seaman, the Newfoundland dog referenced ...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Meriwether Lewis and William Clark made good use of Missouri's natural transportation system when they paddled up the Missouri River two centuries ago. But a plan by Missouri ...

Jim Paunicka of Belle Rive, Missouri listens to a presentation on Lewis and Clark Expedition clothing during the Arrival event over the weekend at Lewis and Clark State Historic Site. Riley McDade ...

The Natchez Trace Parkway will host the annual Meriwether Lewis Arts and Craft Festival at the Meriwether Lewis Monument Site (Mile Post 385.9). The festival is sponsored by the Maury County Arts ...