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start of the expedition
In May, 1804, Meriwether Lewis and William Clark set out on an amazing expedition across the Louisiana Territory. It has been nearly 200 years since then, and the bicentennial of their historic journey is rapidly approaching. These true American heroes faced unknown people, harsh conditions and unexplored lands to secure a place in history as two of the world's greatest explorers. -
first 4th of july
first 4th of july west of the mississippi -
meets the represenitives
meets with represenitives of Oto and missouri indains -
council meeting
council with the Yankton Sioux -
confrotation
confrotation with Tenton Sioux -
Fort mandan
We this day moved into our huts which are now completed. This place which we call Fort Mandan, is situated in a point of low ground, on the north side of the Missouri, covered with tall and heavy cotton wood. The works consist of two rows of huts or sheds, forming an angle where they joined each other; each row containing four rooms, of fourteen feet square and seven feet high, with plank ceiling, and the roof slanting so as to form a loft above the rooms. -
fort mandan complete
frot mandan complete -
Clark names the Judith River
In honor of a girl back homein virgainia -
south fork
Lewis and Clark believe the south fork is in missouri -
Lewis comes across the Great Falls of the missouri
Scouting ahead of the rest of the expedition -
the missouri river
the expedition reaches the three of the Missouri River -
camp in montana
the expedition camps in what is present day missoula montanna -
Columbia River
the expedition reaches the Columbia River -
the ocean
Clark thinks he sees the ocean -
winter quaters
Cross to the south side of the Columbia River to build winter quaters -
returne to mandan
the expedition returns to the mandan village -
St. Louis
Lewis and clak return to St. Louis