Lewis and Clark Reach Cold Water Island Camp Site
May 14 1804 Clark records departure from Camp Dubois at 4 PM with about 40 men aboard keelboat perogue and a smaller craft. They pass islands, weather rain, and stop near Mr Pipers Landing opposite an island. Spectators in St Charles greet the party. Clark adds Cruzatte and Labiche to the roster.
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William Clark
Camp Dubois
Pipers
St. Charles
Ducett
Canadia
Judge Turner
Clark
Pierre
Peter) Cruzatte
Francis Labiche
Illinois
Meriwether Lewis
St. Louis
Lewis and Clark history returns to Illinois towns
The Southern Illinois project funded by Illinois Humanities Council staged five historical lectures in Cairo Thebes Shawnee Community College Ullin Metropolis and Golconda drawing hundreds of attendees. Reenactments traveled across towns with period dances teas and wild game suppers complemented by a traveling museum. A traveling exhibit plus markers and kiosks at sites like Cache Diversion Horseshoe Lake Thebes Cairo Fort Defiance will guide future visitors and honor York Seaman and Sacajawea.
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Cairo
Thebes
Shawnee Community College
Ullin
Metropolis
Golconda
Fort Massac
Louise Ogg
Alexander County
Illinois 3
Horseshoe Lake
Lewis and Clark Journals and the Corps of Discovery
A compact history overview detailing the Lewis and Clark journals editing award winner at the University of Nebraska, notes on Moulton by Ken Burns, the 2003 one volume edition, voyage dates from May 1804 to September 1806, crew size near 40, and key journal contributors. It also lists supplies, wildlife counts, weapons, health manuals, and camp life as part of the expedition’s enduring legacy. The piece invites readers to join a daily journey with the explorers into the future.
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Corps of Discovery
Gary Moulton
The
University of Nebraska
Ken Burns
J. Franklin Jameson
American Historical Association
Lewis and Clark Journals
Camp Dubois
Lewis
Great Falls
Missouri
Montana
Toussaint Charbonneau
Fort Mandan
Pacific Ocean
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