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Two Long Knives Reach the Pacific on Lewis and Clark Trail
The article recalls the 1805 Lewis and Clark expedition milestone as Meriwether Lewis and William Clark reach the Pacific after more than 4,000 miles of perilous river and overland travel. It details Jefferson’s Louisiana Purchase and the bold plan to explore from the Missouri to the Pacific, including fort Mandan, Sacagawea, and the journey’s harsh winters and challenging waterways.
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Elmo Scott Watson
Meriwether Lewis
William Clark
Missouri River
Columbia River
American Republic
Mississippi
Atlantic
Canadian
Robert Gray
Columbia
Boston
Missouri
Rocky Mountains
Amertes
St. Louis
Napoleon Bonaparte
Great Britain
Louisiana
France
America
Thomas Jefferson
Louisiana Purchase
Napoleon
Republic
Jefferson
Congress
Anthony” Wayne
Lewis
George Rogers Clark
Old Northwest
Louisiana Was
Wood River
Woois
Good Man's River
Pawnee
Otoe
Calhoun
Neb
Council Bluf
Council Bluffs
Laws
Sergt
Charles Floyd
Sioux City
Iow
Minnetares
Bismarck
No 6D
Fort Mandin
Linpfeenorte
Fort Mandan
Buffute
Lewis and Clarke
Ort Mandan
Chaboneau
Sakukauwen
Bird
Rockies
North Dakota
Reckles
Clark
Madison
Gallatin
Lemh
Noow
Sabdkawea
Cameawait
Kaoskoogkee
Clearwater
Colombia
Sakakawea
Pacific