Lewis And Clark Mississippi River

On the south side of the columbia river 2 miles 3 km upstream on the west side of the netul river now lewis and clark river they constructed fort clatsop.
Lewis and clark mississippi river. Jonathan clark makes mention of parting with the explorers at his son in law s farm in present west louisville and lewis mentions stopping at the first kentucky settlement below louisville 20 that settlement might have been west point at the mouth of salt river where john shields lived. They did this not just for shelter and protection but also to officially establish the american presence there with the american flag flying over the fort. Lewis and clark expedition headwaters of the missouri river detail from lewis and clark expedition map by william clark and meriwether lewis 1804 06. In november they reached knife river village in present day north dakota.
The ohio was still low and the channels meandered from. By now they had rowed poled dragged and occasionally sailed their boats a total of 981 miles in 76 days including rest stops. They traveled westward through what is now missouri iowa nebraska and south dakota. A missouri river adventure on may 14 1804 meriwether lewis william clark and their group of 40 men collectively known as the corps of discovery launched their pirogues and keelboat onto the missouri river at its mouth some 18 miles from the young town of st.
Lewis and clark s expedition officially began on may 14 1804 when they and the 33 other men making up the corps of discovery departed from their camp near st. July 25 1806 near present day billings montana clark names a sandstone outcropping pompy s tower after sacagawea s son nicknamed little pomp. In the spring of 1804 lewis clark and dozens of other men left st. Louis missouri by boat.
Clark and his group head down the yellowstone river while lewis takes the shortcut to the great falls and then heads north along the maris river. Library of congress geography and map division washington d c.