Lewis and Clark Timeline

By mitchell792

  • Lewis and Clark leave St. Louis

    Lewis and Clark leave St. Louis
    Lewis and Clark leave St. Louis by request of President Thomas Jefferson.

  • Sacagawea arrives

    Sacagawea arrives
    Sacagawea arrived to aid the expeditions with her knowledge and language skills.

  • Arrival at Fort Mandan

    Arrival at Fort Mandan
    The Lewis and Clark Expedition arrived, and wintered at Fort Mandan.

  • Lewis and Clark leave Fort Mandan

    Lewis and Clark leave Fort Mandan
    Lewis and Clark leave Fort Mandan, and continue their journey up the Missouri river.

  • SIghted the Mountains for the First Time

    SIghted the Mountains for the First Time
    The expedition has reached a range at which they can see the mountains

  • Which Way?

    Which Way?
    The expedition comes accross a fork in the river, and doesn't know whether or not to take the North or South fork.

  • The Shoshone

    The Shoshone
    The expedition meets the Shoshone Indians for the first time and secures horses to travel over the mountains.

  • Fort Clatsop

    Fort Clatsop
    The Corps of Discovery begins their winter in Fort Clatsop

  • Heading back up the Columbia

    Heading back up the Columbia
    The Corps of Discovery heads back up the Columbia to go back to St. Louis after wintering at Fort Clatsop.

  • Return Home

    Return Home
    The Expedition makes it home after learning they had been given up for dead a long time ago,