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Lewis and Clark story spans states and monuments
The article recalls Meriwether Lewis and William Clark returning to St Louis in 1806 and traces how their journey shaped American memory. It notes honors across Montana Oregon Tennessee and Washington and discusses Sacajawea’s pivotal role and disputed burial site along with related monuments and memorials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Fort Bellefontaine
Emerson Hough
Meriwether Lewis
William Clark
Baltimore Federal Gazette
Robinson Crusoe
Jefferson
North America
Pacific Ocean
Missouri
Columbia
Oregon
Louisiana Purchase
Pacific Northwest
California
United States
Lewis and Clark
Washington
Lewis
Territory of
Louisiana
Clark
West
Congress
Portad
Ore
Ralph Budd
Great Northern Railway
Upper Missouri
Meriwether
Glacier County
Mont
Montana
Columbia River
Northwest States
Presi
Astoria
John Jacob Astor
Robert Gray
Pacific
Astoria Monument
Fort Clatsop
Tennessee
Chickasaw
Robert Crinder
Natchez Trace
Natchez
Captain Clark
Sacajawea
Alice Cooper
Portland
State Capitol
Bismarck
Wind River
Bureau of Indian Affairs
University of Wyoming
David Hilger
Montana Historical Society
L. F. Crawford
North Dakota Historical Society
Doane Robinson
South Dakota Department of History
Fort Manuel
Missouri River
South Dakota
Doctor Eastman
Fort Washakire