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Tag Archives: Lewis and Clark
Think you know American history? You may be wrong.
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
A Lewis and Clark anniversary
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
Posted in 19th century, cemetery/grave, city/town, exploration, West
Tagged Lewis and Clark, MO
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The view from Lemhi Pass
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
Posted in 19th century, exploration, Native American, West
Tagged ID, Lewis and Clark, MT, Shoshone, Western history
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Locust Grove and the Clarks
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
Posted in 18th century, 19th century, American Revolution, exploration, house
Tagged George Rogers Clark, KY, Lewis and Clark, Louisville
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Hometown pride
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
Posted in 18th century, 19th century, American Revolution, city/town, President
Tagged Conestoga wagon, James Buchanan, Lancaster, Lewis and Clark, PA, Pennsylvania rifle
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A top ten historic town
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
Posted in 19th century, city/town, Civil War, industry, national park
Tagged Harpers Ferry Historic Park, Lewis and Clark, WV
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Seeking Lewis and Clark
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
Posted in 19th century, cemetery/grave, city/town, exploration
Tagged Lewis and Clark, MO
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Meriwether Lewis grave
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