After the Louisiana Purchase in 1803, Thomas Jefferson
asked William Clark and Meriwether Lewis to explore the newly-acquired but uncharted
northwest. An Army captain, Clark set off with Lewis from St. Charles on May 14, 1804 and
vividly chronicled their 28-month trek to the Pacific and back in his drawings and
journal. He then lived in St. Louis until his death, serving as governor of the Missouri
Territory and as Superintendent of Indian Affairs. Mourned as a great leader, his funeral
procession was a mile long. The Arch stands on the spot of Lewis and Clark’s return,
a monument to the westward expansion pioneered by William Clark.
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Carolyn Gilman, of the Missouri Historical Society, accepted the award on behalf of Mr. Clark. |
 PBS - Lewis and Clark
An extensive section of the PBS web site
pertaining to the film "Lewis & Clark: The Journey of the Corps of
Discovery" by Ken Burns. Meet the director of "Lewis and Clark" and ask him
your questions, and much more!
Lewis and Clark Trail Heritage Foundation, Inc.
The mission of the Lewis and Clark Trail
Heritage Foundation is to honor the remarkable historic legacy of Lewis and Clark through
research, education, preservation, promotion, and coordination.
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