Lewis and Clark in Missouri

Links

Education

The Big Muddy: The River of the Lewis and Clark Expedition
Bureau of Land Management in Idaho
Chasing Lewis and Clark Across America
Retrace Lewis and Clark's journey through aerial photographs.
DESE Lewis and Clark Links
List of Lewis and Clark links. This list is maintained by the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
Discovering Lewis and Clark
An impressive website that documents the Lewis and Clark expediton.
Discovery Expedition of St. Charles
This site is dedicated to living history---bringing the story of Lewis and Clark alive through river-based reenactments, with replicas of their boats as a centerpoint.
Fort Clatsop National Memorial
Members of thew Lewis and Clark expedition experienced mixed emotions when they reached their goal near the present site of Fort Columbia Historical State Park. They were elated at having accomplished their mission -- crossing from the Missouri to the Pac
Historic Crafts and Outdoor Skills
Learn about leather tanning, building a tepee, or making frontier food. This web site contains detailed information on the history of the frontier as well as several projects. Excellent teaching material!
Lewis & Clark: The National Bicentennial Exhibition
Detailed information about the upcoming exhibit.
Lewis and Clark at Harpers Ferry
Biography of Meriwether Lewis
Lewis and Clark Expedition Travel Itinerary
Discover 41 historic places listed in the National Register of Historic Places and associated with Lewis and Clark and the Corps of Discovery. Each itinerary is a self-guided tour of the site with information and color photographs. The series is produced by the National Park Service's National Register of Historic Places in partnership with the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial, Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail, and the National Conference of State Historic Preservation Officers.
Lewis and Clark in Idaho
Lewis and Clark in Idaho
Lewis and Clark Trail - Re-live the Adventure
Follow the Lewis and Clark trail across the West.
Missouri Quarter Depicts Lewis and Clark
The Missouri quarter, 24th in the 50 State Quarter Program, depicts Lewis and Clark's historic return to St. Louis on the Missouri River with theJefferson National Expansion Memorial (the Gateway Arch) in the background. The Web site contains pictures and more information.
Moulton's Journals of the Lewis and Clark Expedition
National Geographic's Lewis and Clark website
An interactive website that allows the viewer to re-live the Lewis and Clark expedition.
PBS Online - Lewis and Clark
PBS web site dedicated to the Ken Burns film, Lewis and Clark: The Journey of the Corps of Discovery
Satellite Surveys Retrace the Lewis & Clark Expedition
Satellites are taking sharp-eyed snapshots of a trail traveled nearly 200 years ago that opened up vast expanses of the unexplored American frontier to the fledging United States.
The Journals of Lewis and Clark
The Journals of Lewis and Clark
The National Lewis & Clark Bicentennial Council
Website for the National Lewis & Clark Bicentennial Commemoration
The Nature Conservancy
Two hundred years after the Corps of Discovery, many of the marvels they witnessed are gone while some remain. Along the trail, The Nature Conservancy and its partners are working to restore America's natural heritage.
Westward Expansion
Includes maps of Lewis and Clark Expedition 1804, Santa Fe Trail 1821, Oregon Trail 1835 and Pony Express Route 1860
Wisconsin Historical Society's American Journeys

Partners

Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail
Trace Lewis and Clark's route by boat, automobile, bicycle, horseback or by foot. This site will give you information on how.
Missouri - Kansas Riverbend Chapter - Lewis and Clark Trail Heritage Foundation
The Missouri-Kansas Riverbend Chapter supports the Lewis & Clark Trail Heritage Foundation at the local level through events, activities, programs, promotion, and protection of the Lewis & Clark National Historic Trail.
Missouri Department of Conservation
Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
Missouri Department of Natural Resources
Missouri Department of Transportation
Missouri Division of Tourism
Missouri Historical Society
Missouri National Guard
Missouri River Communities Network
Missouri Secretary of State's Office
Missouri State Parks
Missouri Water Patrol
National Park Service
State Historical Society of Missouri

Water Trail Interest

Lewis and Clark Water Trail
The Missouri River offers a truly unique opportunity to paddle through history. On this site you will find a series of trip planning tools and resources designed to help you plan a paddling excursion on the lower Missouri River.
In the Wake of Discovery -- 2004 Lewis and Clark Bicentennial Expedition
Follow one man's 3,500-mile solo canoe journey retracing Lewis and Clark's footsteps. Sponsored by the Lewis and Clark Trail Heritage Foundation and American Rivers.
The Great Rojome Expedition
See how two enterprising young men embarked on an adventure of a lifetime. For 8 to 10 weeks they traversed nearly 800 miles on the Mighty Mo (Missouri River) as it snakes through the rugged state of Montana.

Missouri Sites of Interest

History

Discovering Lewis and Clark – An “interactive workshop providing an overview of the journey of Lewis and Clark. It focuses on issues, values and visions relating to the Lewis and Clark Expedition, its preludes and its aftermath up to the present time.” http://www.lewis-clark.org/
Lewis & Clark Trail Heritage Foundation, Inc. – History of expedition by Irving W. Anderson. http://www.lewisandclark.org/history.htm
Lewis and Clark (National Geographic) – Includes timeline, list of supplies taken on expedition; list of scientific discoveries; journey log; links to other Lewis and Clark sites. http://www.nationalgeographic.com/lewisandclark/
The Lewis and Clark Journey of Discovery (Jefferson National Expansion Memorial) – Timelines, information about members of the Corps of Discovery, information about Native Peoples encountered, with links to several tribal sites; activities and children’s section. www.nps.gov/jeff/LewisClark2/HomePage/HomePage.htm
Lewis and Clark (PBS) - Companion site to Ken Burns’s The Journey of the Corps of Discovery. Includes excerpts from the journals, information about Native Peoples, interactive trail map, and classroom resources. http://www.pbs.org/lewisandclark
The Journals of the Lewis and Clark Expedition (University of Nebraska-Lincoln) - Complete journals as edited by Gary E. Moulton. http://lewisandclarkjournals.unl.edu/
LewisandClark200.Gov -This Web site is a partnership among 32 federal agencies and organizations aimed at providing a single, easy-to-use Web portal with information about various Lewis and Clark historical places. http://www.lewisandclark200.org
Lewis and Clark as Naturalists (Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History) - Follow the Lewis and Clark trail and discover the plants and animals as they described them along the way. http://web4.si.edu/lewisandclark/index.html?loc=/lewisandclark/home.html
Lewis and Clark (The Academy of Natural Sciences) – Includes photos of plants in Lewis and Clark Herbarium. http://www.acnatsci.org/museum/lewisclark/index.html
Rivers, Edens, Empires: Lewis & Clark and the Revealing of America (Library of Congress) - This exhibition features the Library of Congress’ collections of exploration material documenting the expedition and the quest to explore the West. http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/lewisandclark
Lewis and Clark Expedition: A National Register of Historic Places and Travel Itinerary (National Park Service) - The National Park Service's National Register of Historic Places, Jefferson National Expansion Memorial, and Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail, in conjunction with the National Conference of State Historic Preservation Officers (NCSHPO), invite you to discover the historic places of the Lewis and Clark Expedition. This travel itinerary highlights 41 historic places listed in the National Register of Historic Places and associated with Lewis and Clark. Many of these places are also part of the National Park Service's Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail. http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/travel/lewisandclark/
Lewis & Clark: Commemorating the Bicentennial of the Lewis and Clark Expedition as it commenced from Pittsburgh in 1803 (Pittsburgh Legacy Bicentennial Lewis & Clark Commemoration) - Includes information about members of the Corps of Discovery, the keelboat, longitude and latitude, medicine, recording scientific data and other topics. http://prcstlewisandclark.org/
Corps of Discovery, United States Army (U.S. Army Center of Military History) – Focuses on the people and the mission of the Corps of Discovery. http://www.army.mil/cmh-pg/lc/index.htm

Cultural Awareness

Missouri History Museum
www.mohistory.org
The national exhibition on display at the museum through Sept. 6 contains many authentic American Indian objects related to the Lewis and Clark Expedition.
National Council of the Lewis and Clark Bicentennial
http://www.lewisandclark200.org/index.php?cID=17
Learn about the tribal nations Lewis and Clark encountered and their legacy today, including the Circle of Tribal Advisors and information on tribal events, museums and cultural centers.
The Lewis and Clark Journey of Discovery (Jefferson National Expansion Memorial)
http://www.nps.gov/jeff/LewisClark2/TheJourney/NativePeoples.htm
Journal entries are used to describe the American Indians that Lewis and Clark encountered during their expedition.
Fort Osage National Historic Landmark
www.historicfortosage.com
Fort Osage was constructed in 1808 under the direction of William Clark and was the site of an Osage Indian village.
Graham Cave State Park
www.mostateparks.com/grahamcave.htm
This shelter cave was the site of very early human occupation as much as 10,000 years ago.
Iliniwek Village State Historic Site
www.mostateparks.com/iliniwek.htm
On this property is the site of a village once inhabited by Indians of the Iliniwek (or Illinois) Confederacy, one of the three most significant Indian groups occupying Missouri at the time of European contact.
Mastodon State Historic Site
www.mostateparks.com/mastodon.htm
Archaeological excavations established that Paleo-Indians hunted the American mastodon and other animals here during the ice age.
Osage Village State Historic Site
www.mostateparks.com/osagevillage.htm
This site is located on what was once a Big Osage Indian village occupied between 1770 and 1775 when the Osage were first encountered by Europeans.
Thousand Hills State Park
www.mostateparks.com/thousandhills.htm
Interpretive signs explain the significance of 1,000-year-old Native American petroglyphs.
Towosahgy State Historic Site
www.mostateparks.com/towosahgy.htm
This site preserves the remains of a once-fortified Indian village for the Indians of the Mississippian Culture inhabiting the site between A.D. 1000 and 1400.

Trail of Tears State Park
www.mostateparks.com/trailoftears.htm
The park preserves a part of the route known as the Trail of Tears, a trail taken by Cherokee Indians on their forced march to the West.
Van Meter State Park
www.mostateparks.com/vanmeter.htm
Located near the Missouri River floodplain, Van Meter State Park is the site of a former Missouri Indian village that was noted in the journals. Exhibits in the park explain the history of the Indians and the area.
Washington State Park
www.mostateparks.com/washington.htm
The area that was once ceremonial grounds for prehistoric Indians includes significiant petroglyphs or rock carvings that are remnants of an early Indian culture.
York
http://lewisandclarktrail.com/york.htm
www.pbs.org/lewisandclark/inside/york.html
The story of York, William Clark's slave, unfolds in the Lewis and Clark journals and tells of his role in the famed expedition.
Pierre Cruzette
www.pbs.org/lewisandclark/inside/pcruz.html
Pvt. Pierre Cruzatte was of French and Omaha Indian heritage. His knowledge of the Omaha language and sign language made him valuable to the captains during their encounters with tribes on the lower Missouri.
George Drouillard
www.pbs.org/lewisandclark/inside/gdrou.html
George Drouillard, son of a French Canadian father and a Shawnee Indian mother, was recruited because of his reputation as an excellent hunter with a knowledge of the Indians' character and sign language.
Toussaint Charbonneau
www.pbs.org/lewisandclark/inside/tchar.html
Toussaint Charbonneau was a French Canadian fur trader and the husband of Sacagawea, a Shoshone. Lewis and Clark believed that Charboneau and Sacagawea's interpreting skills would be instrumental when the expedition reached the mountains.
Francois Labiche
www.pbs.org/lewisandclark/inside/flabi.html
Francois Labiche was an experienced boatmen and frontier trader and knew several lower Missouri Indian languages as well as French. His skills made him vital in communicating with the Shoshone Indians.