Tag Archives: Lewis and Clark

Think you know American history? You may be wrong.

Posted on July 3, 2014 by

In honor of American Independence Day, enjoy these 4 myths, as told in A Grizzly in the Mail and Other Adventures in American History 1)      Betsy Ross sewed the first flag. She sits with the Founding Fathers on the Fourth … Continue reading →

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A Lewis and Clark anniversary

Posted on May 13, 2014 by

Two hundred ten years ago tomorrow, May 14, at 4 p.m. three boats loaded with enough supplies to fill three modern semi trailers and about forty-eight men, crossed the Mississippi River into the mouth of the Missouri River beginning a … Continue reading →

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The view from Lemhi Pass

Posted on August 17, 2013 by

Lemhi Pass ranks as one of my favorite history places. It’s a mountain pass over the continental divide at the Montana/Idaho state line high in the Bitterroot Mountains. Here Meriwether Lewis, scouting ahead of the rest of his expedition on … Continue reading →

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Locust Grove and the Clarks

Posted on August 19, 2012 by

Locust Grove Dear Papa – I hope you are well. I want to see you and my brothers. Kiss them for me. I am a good girl, and will learn my book. Your affectionate daughter, Mary M. Clark Written in … Continue reading →

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Hometown pride

Posted on May 19, 2012 by

I grew up in a beautiful and historic spot on the East Coast – Lancaster, Pennsylvania, county seat of Lancaster County which was founded in 1729. Lancaster is often called the oldest inland city in America… granted a moniker that … Continue reading →

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A top ten historic town

Posted on August 11, 2011 by

Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, is one of my favorite history places. Just over an hour’s drive from Washington, the town tumbles down a steep hillside at the confluence of two of America’s great rivers: the Shenandoah and the Potomac. Three … Continue reading →

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Seeking Lewis and Clark

Posted on June 9, 2011 by

Most fans of explorers Lewis and Clark expect to find traces of them in St. Louis, the start and end of their 1804-06 expedition.  The reality is that only a few sites in St. Louis evoke the explorers.  Lewis spent much … Continue reading →

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Meriwether Lewis grave

Posted on April 25, 2011 by

Having worked on a Lewis and Clark exhibition for three years and visited Clarks’ grave many times, I was excited to finally have the opportunity not long ago to visit Lewis’s grave. How would they compare? While Clark lived to … Continue reading →

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