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The Lewis and Clark Expedition took place from 1804 to 1806. The purpose of the expedition was to explore the land which the United States had purchased from France through the Louisiana Purchase in 1803. Lewis and Clark Landing is the original landing site of the expedition on the west bank of the Missouri River.
The Lewis and Clark expedition was also celebrated on May 14, 2004, the 200th anniversary of its outset depicting the two on a hilltop outlook. Two companion 37-cent stamps showed portraits of Meriwether Lewis and William Clark. A special 32-page booklet accompanied the issue in eleven cities along the route taken by the Corps of Discovery.
The name "Yorks 8 Islands" is not found in the narrative journals of Lewis and Clark for that day; it is, however, found in Clark's tabulations on his map drawings and in his list of "Creeks and Rivers." Clark's map for this area has the entry "Yorks 8 Islands," and under related remarks in Clark's "Creeks and Rivers" is "W.C. on land York tired."
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The 31-acre (130,000 m 2) park is situated between Interstate 80 and the Missouri River, and is adjacent to Gene Leahy Mall and the Old Market and connects to Lewis & Clark Landing. [2] Where the park sits has been the site of exploration, expansion and now, recreation.
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.
Ilhas das Onze Mil Virgens (Portuguese: 'islands of eleven thousand virgins'), 1521 given name for today Saint Pierre Island, of Saint Pierre and Miquelon, a French overseas collectivity near Newfoundland, Canada
Telephone numbers in Cuba all have the same format, consisting of the country code (53), followed by an area code. Phone numbers in Cuba have up to eight digits. The first one to two are the area code, the remaining digits are the subscriber number. Calls between different area codes are prefixed with the trunk prefix 0, followed by the area code.