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lewis and clark
The Corps of Discovery departs from Camp Dubois at 4 P.M. Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, marking the beginning of the voyage to the Pacific coast. This was the very beginning of lewis and clarks expedition. A 55 foot keelboat and two smaller pirogues carry some 40 members of the expedition, a newfoundland dog, and supplies. -
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Sacagawea
Lewis and Clark stay among the Mandan and Hidatsa villages for the winter. They become really great friends of the Mandan and Hidatsa Indians. While staying there, they meet a French- Canadian interpreter and his young Indian wife, Sacagawea. Lewis and Clark hire them into the Corps Discovery group as interpreters. -
Rocky Mountains
When the Corps Discovery group reach the Rocky Mountains, they are in need of some horses to be able to cross the mountains. Lewis then discovers a village of Shoshones and tries to negotiate for horses. Clark and the rest of the expedition arrives as well, and it is discovered that the Shoshone chief, Cameahwait, is Sacagawea's brother. They buy 29 horses and they also hire a Shoshone guide named Old Toby. Lewis and Clark also name the site Camp Fortunate. -
Going seperate ways
On this day, the expedition group breaks into smaller groups in order to explore more of the Louisiana Territory. Clark and his group head down the Yellowstone River, while Lewis takes the shortcut to the Great Falls, and then travels north along the Marias River. -
St. Louis
The Corps Discovery arrives at St. Louis on September 23, 1806 after being away for 2 years, 4 months, and 10 days. The whole expedition had been more than 8,000 miles. During the whole expedition, they had killed more than 1,000 deer, 375 elk, and 227 bison.
