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Birth
William Clark was born on August 1st, 1770 in Caroline County Virginia. -
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William Clark's Life
William Clark was born on August 1st, 1770 in Caroline County Virginia. -
The Expedition Starts
On February 28, 1803, President Thomas Jefferson asked Meriwether Lewis to lead an exploration group through the Louisiana Purchase. Lewis asked Clark to come along. -
Pompy is Born
Born Feb. 11, 1805, at Fort Mandan, Jean Baptiste Charbonneau was the son of French Canadian interpreter, Touissant Charbonneau, and his Shoshone wife, Sacagawea. -
Pompy's Tower
William Clark named a rock formation in Billings, Montana after Sacagawea's son, calling it Pompy's Tower.William Clark carved his name in Pompy's Tower, the only physical trace of the entire expedition's path—"W Clark July 25 1806"— carved on its surface. -
Pompy is Adopted
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Death
William Clark died on September 1st, 1823 in St.Louis, Missouri.