The Lewis and Clark Expedition, also known as the Corps of Discovery Expedition, was the United States expedition to cross the newly acquired western portion of the country after the Louisiana …

The explorers assembled the iron-framed boat in the early summer of 1805 at the Upper Portage Camp, upstream of the Great Falls. There Lewis and the men put together the frame. “We called …

2024年10月29日 · Lewis, Clark, and their men – known as the Corps of Discovery – embarked on their journey on 14 May 1804. They moved up the Missouri River, crossed over the Rocky …

The expedition used a keelboat and two small boats called pirogues to carry their supplies and equipment, averaging 15 miles per day. During this phase of the journey the group suffered the …

2025年6月29日 · On the afternoon of May 14, 1804 CE, the Corps of Discovery left Camp Dubois under William Clark’s command, pushing a keelboat and two pirogues up the Missouri River to …

On May 14, 1804, Meriwether Lewis, William Clark and their group of 40 men, collectively known as the Corps of Discovery, launched their pirogues and keelboat onto the Missouri River at its …

2009年11月9日 · On May 14, 1804, Clark and the Corps joined Lewis in St. Charles, Missouri and headed upstream on the Missouri River in the keelboat and two smaller boats at a rate of about …

The Lewis and Clark Expedition observed the first Fourth of July west of the Mississippi by discharging the keelboat's cannon, and naming a nearby stream Independence Creek.

Summary: Discover interesting facts and information about the Lewis and Clark Expedition and the men of the Corps of Discovery who undertook the hazardous journey through the …

The members of the Lewis and Clark Expedition camped a short distance south of here on the Nebraska side of the river, on July 15, 1804. They had covered nearly 10 miles that day, most …