The youngest member of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, officially called “The Corps of Discovery,” was a teenager. At the time that George Shannon signed up for the expedition, he was 15- or ...

“Oregon Experience: Searching for York” paints a portrait of York, William Clark’s slave who joined him on the Lewis & Clark Expedition, as it discusses the ways in which history is written. The Lewis ...

CAIRO, IL (KFVS) - The Lewis and Clark Expedition traveled through much of the Heartland on their journey out west. On November 14, 1803, the Lewis and Clark Expedition stopped off in Cairo, Ill. The ...

Lewis and Clark didn't bite off more than they could chew when they embarked on their famous expedition. However, they sank ...

SIOUX CITY (KTIV) - On Saturday, April 12, a Siouxland museum will begin displaying a rare artifact that dates back to the Lewis and Clark Expedition. It’s a peace medal that came through Sioux City ...

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The West has long been a land of dreams. On the 200th anniversary of the Lewis and Clark expedition's arrival at the headwaters of the Missouri, we can look back and see Americans' dreams coming true ...

Mercifully, for those of us who had enough of Lewis and Clark back in 2003-06 during the bicentennial, the doesn't focus too much on the intrepid explorers. Yesterday's post explained how and where ...

HARTFORD — The 220 th anniversary of the Lewis and Clark Expedition’s arrival at their Illinois winter encampment will be commemorated with “Arrival at Camp River Dubois” from Dec. 9-10 at the Lewis ...

Mark Dion, "Provisions & Equipment-Clark Expedition" (2012) (all photos by the author for Hyperallergic unless indicated) Recalling the age of the gentleman explorer in a place that still guards its ...