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2. Lewis and Clark's keelboat - Wikipedia

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   Lewis and Clark's keelboat was built as a galley in Pittsburgh in 1803 for the Lewis and Clark Expedition, after detailed specifications by Meriwether Lewis. [1] [2] A keelboat, it could be propelled by oars, sails, poles and towlines. The boat was the expedition's main vessel until the spring of 1805, when it was returned to St. Louis.

3. Lewis and Clark Expedition - Wikipedia

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   One of Thomas Jefferson's goals was to find "the most direct and practicable water communication across this continent, for the purposes of commerce." He also placed special importance on declaring US sovereignty over the land occupied by the many different Native American tribes along the Missouri River, and getting an accurate sense of the resources in the recently completed Louisiana Purchase.

4. Timeline of the Lewis and Clark Expedition - Wikipedia

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   Clark writes to Lewis accepting his invitation. [13] [14] August 31: After more than a month of delays, the keelboat is completed and immediately loaded. With a crew of 11, Lewis heads down the Ohio River. [15] [16] September 1: Lewis documents the first day of travel, beginning what becomes the Journals of the Lewis & Clark Expedition. [17 ...

5. Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail - Wikipedia

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   In 1978 the law was amended by the National Parks and Recreation Act to provide for a new category of trail, National Historic Trails, one of which was to be the Lewis and Clark trail. [5] From 2003 to 2006, the National Park Service commemorated the bicentennial of the Lewis and Clark Expedition with the Corps of Discovery II traveling exhibit ...

6. Lewis & Clark: The Journey of the Corps of Discovery

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   The following summary appeared in the 2001 PBS DVD Gold release of the film: "Sent by President Thomas Jefferson to find the fabled Northwest Passage, Meriwether Lewis and William Clark led the most important expedition in American history—a voyage of danger and discovery from St. Louis to the headwaters of the Missouri River, over the Continental Divide to the Pacific.

7. Kaw Point - Wikipedia

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   The Lewis and Clark Expedition party camped at Kaw Point from June 26–28, 1804, [1] [2] on its way from St. Louis to the Pacific Ocean. The National Park Service reports the modern belief that at that time, the confluence was located 0.25 miles (0.40 km) north of the present Kaw Point. [3]

8. Traveler's Rest (Lolo, Montana) - Wikipedia

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   Traveler's Rest was a stopping point of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, located about one mile south of Lolo, Montana.The expedition stopped from September 9 to September 11, 1805, before crossing the Bitterroot Mountains, and again on the return trip from June 30 to July 3, 1806.

9. Lewis and Clark-class dry cargo ship - Wikipedia

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   When operating in concert with a Henry J. Kaiser-class replenishment oiler the Lewis and Clarks have replaced the Sacramento-class fast combat support ships. [2] The first of the fourteen ships, USNS Lewis and Clark (T-AKE-1), was placed in service with the Military Sealift Command (MSC) in June 2006. The ships were built to commercial rather ...