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The Lewis and Clark Quest Begins At The Ohio River
Meriwether Lewis meets Patrick Gass and Patrick Gass joins the expedition at the Ohio settlement after a tense roadside confrontation. Lewis recruits strong men for the western voyage while William Clark prepares for the Missouri crossing as the Jefferson era frontier era opens with bold expectations and danger.
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Patrick Gass
Hannon
Meriwether Lewis
Shannon
Lewis
Pittsburgh
Andy
Ohio
Mississipp
Kaskasky
Tinth Dragoons
Mvas
Gass
Missouri
Washington
Kentucky
Clark
Great Plains
Buffalo
Army
Patrick
Vale Spirit
Apoxyomenos
Vatican
Merne
Will
Willam Clark
William Clark
Jefferson
York
General Clark
Detroit
New Orleans
George Rogers Clark
France
Mississippi
Louisiana
St. Louis
Young Shannon
Collins
Maryland
Pete Weiser
Pennsylvania
McNeal
Potts
Gibson
Carlisle
Shields
Bill Brattons
John Coulter
Whitehouse
Kaskaskia