enow.com Web Search

Search results

  1. Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
  2. Lewis and Clark Expedition - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lewis_and_Clark_Expedition

    After the Lewis and Clark expedition set off in May, the Spanish sent four armed expeditions of 52 soldiers, mercenaries [further explanation needed], and Native Americans on August 1, 1804, from Santa Fe, New Mexico northward under Pedro Vial and José Jarvet to intercept Lewis and Clark and imprison the entire expedition.

  3. List of species described by the Lewis and Clark Expedition

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_species_described...

    Meriwether Lewis collected many hundreds of plants on the Lewis and Clark Expedition. All of the plants Lewis collected in the first months of the Expedition were cached near the Missouri River to be retrieved on the return journey. The cache was completely destroyed by Missouri flood waters.

  4. York (explorer) - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/York_(explorer)

    York (1770–75 – after 1815) [1] was an American explorer [2] and historic figure, being the only African-American member of the Lewis and Clark Expedition.He participated in the entire exploration and made significant contributions to its success.

  5. Meriwether Lewis - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meriwether_Lewis

    This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 9 November 2024. American explorer and Governor (1774–1809) Meriwether Lewis Portrait by Charles Wilson Peale, c. 1807 2nd Governor of the Louisiana Territory In office March 3, 1807 – October 11, 1809 Appointed by Thomas Jefferson Preceded by James Wilkinson Succeeded by Benjamin Howard Commander of ...

  6. John Shields (explorer) - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Shields_(explorer)

    In December 1803 the members of the Lewis and Clark Expedition started construction of Camp Dubois, also known as Camp Wood, [6] their winter camp of 1803–1804. [7] Located next to the Mississippi River , and at the mouth of Wood River , the camp was in what was then St. Clair County, now Madison County, Illinois.

  7. Category : Cultural depictions of Meriwether Lewis and ...

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Cultural...

    Pages in category "Cultural depictions of Meriwether Lewis and William Clark" The following 16 pages are in this category, out of 16 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .

  8. File : Map of Lewis and Clark's Track, Across the Western ...

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Map_of_Lewis_and_Clark...

    A Map of Lewis and Clark's Track, Across the Western Portion of North America From the Mississippi to the Pacific Ocean; By Order of the Executive of the United States, in 1804, 5 & 6. Copied by Samuel Lewis from the Original Drawing of Wm. Clark.

  9. Corps of Discovery - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corps_of_Discovery

    The foundations for the Corps of Discovery were laid when Thomas Jefferson met John Ledyard to discuss a proposed expedition to the Pacific Northwest in the 1780s. [2] [3] In 1802, Jefferson read Alexander Mackenzie's 1801 book about his 1792–1793 overland expedition across Canada to the Pacific Ocean; these exploratory journals influenced his decision to create an American body capable of ...