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Sacagawea (/ ˌ s æ k ə dʒ ə ˈ w iː ə / SAK-ə-jə-WEE-ə or / s ə ˌ k ɒ ɡ ə ˈ w eɪ ə / sə-KOG-ə-WAY-ə; [1] also spelled Sakakawea or Sacajawea; May c. 1788 – December 20, 1812) [2] [3] [4] was a Lemhi Shoshone woman who, in her teens, helped the Lewis and Clark Expedition in achieving their chartered mission objectives by exploring the Louisiana Territory.
There is a memorial to Sacagawea's son Jean Baptiste Charbonneau. His grave site is in Danner, Oregon. The Wyoming e Academy of Virtual Education (WeAVE) online high school operates out of Fort Washakie. A grave purported to be Sacagawea's is located in the local cemetery just north of town; The Chief Washakie Cemetery is located in Fort Washakie
When Charbonneau married Sacagawea in 1804, he was already married to Otter Woman, another Shoshone woman. Charbonneau eventually considered these women to be his wives, though whether they were bound through Native American custom or through common-law marriage is undetermined. [7] By the summer of 1804, Sacagawea was pregnant with their first ...
A 50-foot-tall statue of Sacagawea by Dale Lamphere, with a massive shawl, overlooks the Missouri River and near the Chamberlain Welcome Center. [14] Coming Home by Mary Michael, showing Sacagawea feeding Jean-Baptiste, is at Sacajawea Park in Three Forks, Montana. [15] Sacajawea by Harry Jackson (1980). This is an outdoor sculpture at Center ...
The dollar coin was issued near the 200th anniversary of the expedition, which occurred from 1804 to 1806, according to the National Archives website. ... 2000-P Sacagawea Dollar and statehood ...
Statue of Sacagawea, a Shoshone woman who accompanied the Lewis and Clark Expedition. Sacagawea, sometimes spelled Sakajawea or Sakagawea (c. 1788 – December 20, 1812), was a Shoshone Native American woman who arrived with her husband and owner Toussaint Charbonneau on the expedition to the Pacific Ocean.
Washington's tomb at the United States Capitol in Washington D.C., originally designed to entomb the body of George Washington.. Burial places of presidents and vice presidents of the United States are located across 23 states and the District of Columbia.
Finding King Richard III's grave was so 2012. We know how he died (in battle), when he died (1485) and, as of 2012, where he was buried (Grey Friars monastery). Old news.