DISCOVERING THE LEGACY OF CUL I URAL AND HISTORICAL ILLINOIS KANSAS Gates of the !\iloun ta1ns Upper M1ssour1 River Breaks .i\ ahonal Monument Three I r1bes !\iluseun1 fhe Narro\VS LE\VIS AND CLARK RESOURCE PROTECTION The expedition passed thiough the spectacular M1ssoun R ver This area contains ren1nant natural landscapes of the Upper M1ssoun I his 1nterpret1'.e center focuses on the relanonsh1ps bet\\een the The expcd1t1on 111easured this nano\\ neck of land a..;; being 2 000 F ort L ca\en\\01 th Canyon remarking on ho\v the tov.enng wall s seemed to c lose upon River as seen by the cxpcd ton Thi s national monun1ent includes an 1 hree Affiliated Tnbes (M indan H1datsa and Ankara) and th i.: yards actoss while the d stance aronnd the bend measured 30 111 !es The stor\ of Cap t ains l\1erI\\ eth e r L e\VIS a nd \Vtlham Cultural rcsou1ee and histoneal sites arc places \\ here people \\Orked, F ort l\tassac S tate Park Le\v1s and Clark passed this site on Jul) 2 1804 and obser\ ed the the1n l ke gates The) v1ev.ed b ighorn sheep along the narrow shelves ecosystem that parallels the Upper Missoun Nat1onal Wild and Scenic expedition This 1s the largest naturally occurring total bend 1n any rrver system hvcd, traveled v.orslupetL ind played 1n eras past 1nclud1ng the time and perpendicular cliffs con1mon \V Il dltfe seen today C la rk and the Corps of D1scoverv continue s to fire On No\.i.:tnbcr I I 1803 the party a rnved tt Fort \1assac \Vhile at prominent bluff which later became the site for Fort Leaven\vorth Rncr through north central l\itontana This is one of the longest free I ocallon 4 m Jes we~t ol New To\'1-11 North Dakota in the United States Also located nearby are the Buff do Interpretive of the L 1.:\~1s and Clark expedition Sometuncs thesi.: sites n1a\ be A merican 1mag1nat 1ons Travehng n early 8,000 miles 111 28 est:.ibhshcd Ln 1827 I he fort 1s the A.nnv s oni) actne Montana to James K pp Recreation Arca Montana OREGON tt 1111 d11r. state 1l tt'llla11 ds/Ia11 dmgtlpark r;/rS/fn11111det lltm Fort Lcaven1~orth KS 66027 and productive md1tarv expcdttions and sc1enttf1c explo­ t1 ons to discover and enjoy horses hcadi.: d up the Bitterroot Rl\er to the place they had nlet the Phone 913 684 3767 Upper M1sso1 n National \V1ld and Seen c R1ve1 lleadquarters r a tions in A 1ner1ca n ln storv T h e n 1agn1tude of t heir 1our­ Salish Indians the year before Inste<1d of backtracking through the 1 11 w11 leai e1111Qrlh annJ 1111 1 (Click H1 1tory a1ul Tour) Bureau of Land Managc1ncnt l cw1stown Field Office Columbia River Gorge ' at1onal Scenic Area TENNESSEE Len1h1 Valley they crossed the Continental D1v1dc at Gibbons Pass nev 1s equivalent to t oda) •s exploration of space INVASIVE SPECIES PO Box 1160 Lcwstl ~n MT 'l94)7 r he exped1t1on docum ented geology geography pl ants and alli n1als \\ ood River/Camp Rl\er DuBois MISSOURI follov. 1ng an Indian road into the B ig H ole Valley back to the cache Phone 406 538 7461 along the Colu1nb1 a River Gorge s spectacul ar ri ver canyon \.vhi ch 1s Lewis Death and Burial Site at Camp I ortw1a tc T he L e\\ 1s a nd Clar k Exp cd1t1on 1n1t1atcd relat1o nsh1ps Invasive species a1e plants and an1111als that ha\.e beivn introduced into 1 he hr st \.V1nter encampment of the expedition ( 1803 04) vv <1s located IVIVW nit bf11t govl ldol u m the only sea level rout<: through the Cascade Mountain Range The Gnnders Sta nd \vas a s111 11l 1nn along the Natchez Trace 111 Tennessee an area \vhere the) did not n 1turally e\. olve Vi/ithout n 1t ural enem ies Location 1 ! m1ks south of Sula Montana bet""een the U nited S t ates and aut onom ous I n d ian Nations on th e cast si de ot the M1ss1ss1pp1 River icross fro1n the 1nouth of the F or t O sage Nation.II H1stor1c L andmark N 1t1011al Scerue Arca ts 80 1n ill:~ long and up to 4 000 feet deep with 1t \Va s here that Le\.VJ S died of g w1 shot wounds on October l 1 1809 Vote Th1 road 01 er Gibbon~ Pas ~ 1~ Meep and narro\t 11ot suited le }01 111 this nev. atea to keep theu nun1 bcrs balan ced un asl\ es 111a) M1sso u11 Ri vel A ft er the expedition Wilham Clark as the Indian i\gent for Upper the 11011h can\ on walls m V..- ash1 n.;ton and the south canyon walls 111 Toda) debate continues on \\hether he died by his (nvn ha nd 01 was of the \'est T he a ssistan ce of the T n bes, and Sacaganea, a traile r ~ 01 long \'Chicles and H open onli dunng the 511mmer months Inquire sp1ead uncontrolled alon0 the land a nd \\ ater seg1nents of the Lc\.v1s Location 20 miles north of St I Ol s Missoun on Jlhno1s R )Ute 3 J oun g, dedicated Shosh one ''o man travehng \\1th the Lou1s1 1na estabhshed the foi t 111 1808 as a trading post with the I i:alh }or ondall 11~ NEBRASKA Oreb, on rn u1dercd and Clark Nationa l H1 ston c Trail lt is eas\. to 1nad\.ertently spread Ll.:v.1s ind Clark State H1stonc Site llhno1s H1 stor c Prcscrvat1 on Ag..,no:;y Os 1ge Indian s B tterroot Nallonal Forest Sula Ranger Station Location The Scemc Area 1s east of Portland Oregon along both s1dcs of Location 50 n 1ks southv. est of Nashv lie I ennessee C orps ot Disco, cry, a ssu red the s u r vn.al of t h e m em b ers ot 1n\aSl\e species through achv1n es such ::is h1k1ng horseback n d1ng Le\\ is and Cla1k lra1! Hartford ll 62048 Location 12 m Jes northeast of Independence M1ssoun the exped 1t1on a n d their r eception by t h e T ribes 10 the 7.J38 l-l V<\ 93 So uth Sula ~1 T 5987 1 Fort Atkinson State H1stor1cal Park the Columbia Rn er from Troutdale east to B ggs Junction Oregm \ '1s1tor Natchez Trace Parkwa) b1k1ng boating canoeing and duv1ng You c::in help pre\cnt the Phone 618 2:il 581 l Centers are located at Skamarua Lodge Nlultnoniah Falls Gorge Disco,,ery Fon Osage Natwnal Htstonc Landmark Phone 406 821 320 ! On A ugust 3 1804 Lev.is and Clark held the fust counctl \V1th 2680 Na chez Trace P a r k\~U) Tl pelo W1S 38804 sp1r1t of p eace a nd fr1endsh1p spread of 1nvasf\e species Learn to recognize 1nvas1ve plants and www cump ri1 erdubots co111 Center {The Dalles) and Bonne\11le Dam I 05 Osage Street Sibley IvtO 64088 1111ttfs f ed11slrllb1tterroot Indian Tnbes meeting with the Oto and Missouri Indians Lc\v1s and Phone 800 30:i 74]7 aquatic nuisance species such as zebra tnusscls Check your\ c h icle Phone 816 65 0 5737 Clark recon1mended this site as a nu htary outpost \Vh1eh in 18 19 USDA Forest Sef\ JCe Colu1nbm R1\er Go1ge '.\lat101 al Seen c A1ca IVIVll nps ROV!tratr As the C o r p s of D 1sco, erv tra,eled ''est' " a rd, m embers of clothing shoes <:1 nd e\ en your pet for \\ eed seeds Clean and Beaverhead Deerlodge >1a11onal Forest \\1sdom Rangc1 District 1vw™ l11sto11lforlosage to111 becam e Fort Atkinson 902 Wasco Avenue Smte 200 Hood River OR 97031 t he expe d 1t1on \Vrote a bout m anv of t he landscapes and Jry tny1lu ng that l on1es 111 contact \\ Ith \vate1 Efforts arc undcrwav PO Uox238 W1sdon Mf :i9761 Phone 406 689 3243 L-Ocahon 9 miles north of Omaha Nebraska on US lh>y 75 Phone 54 1 386 2333 r iver corridors 1nan a ged toda) by various Fed eral, State, n ationa lly to address 11nasne species For 111foi m 1tton on these wwwf s f ed 11 r;/r6/col11111lna 1111 11 fs fed uslrllb-d a nd local agencies, Tribal governmen t s, a nd private 1nd1 national p rogran1s v1s1t http //tt ww 1n va ~ne~p ec 1e ~ gov 1 ort Atkinson State Hrntoncal Park VIRGINIA Nebra:;ka Game and Parks Dcparlm(.."IJt v1duals Over 200 vea rs later, the public c a n enJO\ manv of l emhi Pass National H 1stor1c Landmark 7th and Madison Streets r O Box 240 Foti Calhoun NE 68021 Fort Clatsop National YfemonaJ t h e s ame landscapes descr ibed by Le\\ ts and C lar k 1n their YOUR IN \ OL V EJ\IE~T The expedition crossed the Continental Dl\1de at Le1nh1 Pass on thcu i\-Iont1ce1Jo Pbone 402 468 56 1 l At this site of the 180) 06 \v1nter encampinent expedition 1nen1bcrs JOurnev \\est\\ 1rd Today the site ts on the border be!v. een M ontan 1 The idea of tixplonng v.este1n North An1enca began 1n the mind of Jour nals T he T\ ations system of 1K1.t101a l paiks \\ildl1 te refuges fo1ests and 11'11'11 ngpc ~ fate ne us/pa rks (Click l\ut11e or f)pe then 1 uul by area 11a11u•) ind Idaho constructed a 50 foot hy :iO foot fort that sened as ptoteehon nntd Pies de 1t Tbomas Jefferson To prepare for this unparalleled undertaking !:, 1asslm1ds other pubhc land<; d!lm" and re:.eP.""01rs and fl\ Cl s)<:tc1ns the ir return J(nUtte\ t~'.ls.· \\h1ch began o n March 23 1806 Location B..:!l\l.:cl! Dillon 1\101 trma nnJ Sahno1 ld 1ho l c1\ 1s re id froin Jeffer<:C>n" c"1~.,...... :1t 1 r,_'l\i u lhe Presidents home bdo ig~ to the A1ncnc 111. jil.: oplc Evei you:: l1a s l 1ghl to CllJO\ 11d 1 Location 5 m1ks ~ot lln\cst of Asl J111 0 cgo 11 rv101111cello LC\VlS also lc11ncd 1bo111 bot111y !10111 tho..: 1'10.: sidcnt INlllAN (OUN I RY l\1 1ssour1 National Recreational n 1, 1.: 1 1 esourcc~ th~! Bca\crhc id Dc c1 It dgc N Lt o i 11 Frnc::sl icspo11s1 lnhty to conse1 vc 1nd p otcct thi.:se cmu:h ttir I oc 1non 2 miles southl.: L ~t t I l h 11l \l ll..:s\ lk V11 111 i nd 1.pprox1 natel) f h1s 1s one of the few 11ce tlov. mg po1i1ons ot the Ii 11 c1 r-.1 "~ 11 11 R1\ c1 Fort Cl tsnp N 111 T ravel\\ 1t h a partne1 for iny outdoor .1ctrvity Let someone knovv to 1c:.ich thclf t inal destination and 1cturn the11 1t:sou1i.:..,lul11 esc. mtl Du1i ng the next 12 days the nvo \ nny oil cers en\J sted the nucleus (11t:atc1 St Ch 1rles Conve it on and Vs tors Bur..: iu fon Union f1ad1ng Post Nat anal Histo r c Si le Nat 0111 1 l' 111-.. S..:1\ i~l.: The expedition camped and t1 :.ided for food and horses v. ttb ancestors couraJe The 1nu lt1 yi.:ar Biei.:ntcn 1ial Coin1ni.:mo1 11 on of1h..: I l.:\\I<.: of th~ cxped1t10 11 ind p repared fot the next leg of their 1ourncy J hc Lewis and Clark Pass yo1 1 1tlni.:1 11 y and when to expect your 1cturn 230 S Main Strt.:et St Charles MO 6330! 15550 llv.y 1804 \\111!1ston ND 'i8801 of the Confederated Tnbes This 1nte1 pret1\.e center presents the WASHING ION part~ left the 1 ills of the 01110 on Octobe1 26 1803 rind Cla1k Exped1 t1on provides an unp1ccedcnti.:d oppo11u111ly to Pho 1e 800 366 2427 0 l then return 1our lCY Captain Le>v1s parted \Vavs with Capta n Clark Phone 701 572 9083 cultures and h1 ston es ot th e Cayuse Un1 at1[Ja a nd Wtt ll a Walla > T 1kc n11ps ind i compass with you and kllo\v ho\v to use the111 rc 1n 1nd us of ou1 hun1an1t) and proud h1sto1y and to restore and at Tra\elc1s Rest to explore a shorter wav back ac1oss the Canti ne ital Location ()n thc b 11k~ of tlc Ohio RiV ..: Lu1is\1ll1.: Kc1111~k ) i d WH w h1 ~torrc ~tchurfeJ; coin WWl1 nps gov/jou~ (Click H1norv & Culture) T!lbes It IS O\V ned and operated bv thi.: Confcdcratl:d f nbcs of the C ape D1sappo1ntmcnt D1v1dc and ro deter n ine tb<: no1t hern bounda1 \ of the Louisiana pres.cr\e A.1nenca s tbund lnt natural resources and cultural divcnilty (la1ksvlk l11d1 r \ Un1at lla Ind ian Resei\atlon > Carry \\ 1tcr \\ Ith you One gallon per dav per pe1son 1:; Pu chase \\1th a party of 9 men and 17 horses they followed the In Noven1ber 180::i tht: expedition f1 nall) vicv.;cd the Pac1f1c Ocean Falls of the Oh1) S1 le Park Jefferson Nationa l Expansion M('n1on.tl recommended Blackfoot R vcr and a route their Nez Perce guides caUed the Location 5 mi Jes e 1st of Pei dleton Orcgo 1 al I x1t 2 16 on I 84 and acluevcd a pnmary obrect1ve of their JO U1nc\ L1.:\v1s and C lark PO Bax 1327 Ji.:fh:rsonv1lle e.; 47131 Ih1.: musc1nn d isplays con1 me111o ratc President Jc1Tcrso i s \ 1s10 1 of Fort Berthold Reservation SELECl ED Sil ES FOR UISCOVF, RY Cokahlanshk1t I rad over \\ hat is now called Lev. is and Clark Pass 1 a1n Lstslikt C1 lturtl [11st1tmc each led a scouting pmt) to cxplnie lh l: C:.ipe 111 hopes of finding I !<:\\IS AND C L\RK IN I ERA G ENC Y PAR I NI l!SlllP > Trl\d 1nd can1p only \\he1e pe1m1rted M1n1 m1 ze ca1npfire I hone Bl 2 28 0 9970 the continental destiny of the United St.ites fhc Mc11101i 1l 111tlu(k:S This area 1s the hom e of Sakaka\vea and the M 111J 111 I l d 1\s 1 ind I ocation 20 n1 Jes northeast of I rneo ln Montana 72789 Hwy 331 Pendld 111 OR 97801 trading s h ip~ but none \VCI c eve1 found 1n1p1cts a nd dispose of \Vaste p1operly Le.1\e no ti ice of your The Lenis and C htrk l ntcr ugcnc\ Parfnc rs lup is pie 1scd lo 1111 n ft11l.Hljtlu o f11 0 urg the Gateway A1 ch A n kara Tnbes The exped1t1on spent the \V1t11c 1 ~ 1f I R04 -05 11 tl11 s i\ore I e11 Vi and Cla1k PaH can he reached 111 rhe ~ummer months on!} 11a Phone 541 966 9748 I oc 111011 ?Q miles 10Hh\1 e~ 1 ol Astoria Oic 0 on Visit p1 ov1d c this map to s 1u.: c1a llv selected Lc , ~1 s uul ( l.11 k "'(S area leann ng fro111 and trading with these Tn bi.:s Dc p.11 tn1cnt of Agr1culh11 c Location Oo\\nto ~n St Lorns M1ssou 1 I/ice l1cek Road IO m1h~ of good gra~el road to a trn1!11ead and then a 1111 w tun1a ;t ~ltkt co111 (at These sites are li sted a lphabetical!} b\ S t 1tc Add1 csses Il l I mile hikl t; tlli top Location 70 n11les north\vcst of Bismarck Nor!h f) 1.kt l 1 Fo t by State P1rk Fori..::st Sc i \ ice IOWA Jefferson Nat10nal Ex p an~mn ~1 cn10 11 al Nat 10111I P 1k Sct Vll.: C > Respect the nghts of othi.:1 s Be considerate ot other \ 1sitors fo1 o b ta1 n 1ng 1nfo rmat1on and 1na) d iff er f ron1 i hc u hlr cs~ ol p 0 Box 488 JI \ ICO \\ <\ 98624 Hdena Nationa l I 01est Lmcoln Ranger D1stnct N i1u1dl Ri..:: so u1ccs Consc1va t on Sc1v1cc \\ tldhfe and all natural resources 11 North Fourtl1 Sueet St Lou s MO 63 102 Three Affil ated Tnbes Nation Phone 360 642 3078 the site itself Eor u pda tes to uddr e s s e s~ tele phone 11un1hers 111 d 7269 MT I hvv 200 L111coln MT 59639 Phone 314 655 1700 404 f routage Road Ne\\ Town ND 58763 ll'll ll 0'111'} coml •Hrl Respect and preser\e past cultures by not digging 01 re1n0\111g wwtt 11p5 gov/jeff Phone 70 1 627-4781 PENNSYLVANIA i\rn1 ~ J)cp.u t1ncnt of the w1111f.1fedu./rl (Cl ick /lele11t1 1VF lhen lnterpret1ve/Educatu1n then WWW mlu1nat1011 CO/ll cultural and h1stoncal resource m aterials I C When t1<\\eli ng Oil \V ller prO\ de a noat plan to family or l11cnds DISTRICT CO L UM BI'< wildlife 1nclud1ns 111 .., expeditions first observation of a badger and places fo1 h1k111g and biking 1n the footsteps of Lewis 1.ntl (_ I 1 k Amcrrcan Ph1losoph1cal Society 111 Ph1 l 1delphia Pennsyhan1 a He C l irk campsites tnd an :.inc1ent Chinook vtllage \\. hich \\as visa ed by or Guided by a S hoshone nan1ed O ld Toby the expedit on struggled to The expedition a1nved at the N1andan H1d atsa l11ll1 in V1l l 1gcs on the !Vlakc sure )OU h we ind c u1 use ill required safety equ1pn1cut great nl n1bi.:rs of\\ ild gl.:csc Location 165 miles parallel to the Missouri R vc hc l1~ cc 1 St (_ h rk~ 11 ti find a \.\.llY O\Cr the chvtdc bcnvccn the Sahnon and Bitterroot R1\ers also began the coo1d1 nat1on of the comp lex log1st1cal preparations for the cxped1hon Clrrk dcscu bed the small potato like \~apa to plant Contnct !hi,; (. o Ls\ ( 1u u J\uxilt L y to t 1ke a boat s tfety t:01 1s e Upper Missoun Rn er on October 25 1804 J Ie1 l.: 1h i.:v con st 1u ctcd cl J ocat1on 25 mil e~ llt l!h o1 Oin Lh 1 :-..lcbi sbt I 2.;l north of Council Bit ffs Boon~ lie Mtssoun Depa1tment of E nc1 gy US C 1p1t ol Location Bd\\ccn S 11no1 ldal o a 1d Sula Mont ma the tnp b) g tthi.:n ng sc1cnt if 1c 1nstrun1cnts ind 111 cd1 cal supphes hancsted by the Chinook \Vo1nen l le also reported that the noise and/oi to 1ccu\i.: i 11 1.:.., bo 11 s llety t:heck Boating s1fety 111 (01 lov.a to US llwy 10 thetr \v1nter quarters and met Sakaka~e a the l11J1111 1\0111111 \~ h o Katy T ml State Pai k M1ssoun Ucpartn1ci t of Nati ii R i..:~uu 1 c..:~ Locahon Do\\ntO\\t Ph1 l 1. dclph1 t Pcnnsy v Ill i f10111 geese and d ucks kept the expedition 1w1ke 'the whole of the mat1on rn 1y be 1owid Lt h ttp //1111 1t 11 'ct:boat 111r.: 01 -g In 1802 P1es1dcnt Jefferson selected Cap11111 Lc1\ 1c. hi e. pi.: 1"1u11 I Bl!tcrroot Nat10 111 1 ores! Sula Rangc1 Statton would be important to the success of the exped1t1on DeSoto "J 1111 1ti \V1ldhfo Rdu .., tvl SS< 11r R1\'er D1stnct 320 1st Street Boon\ il le MO ( 'i231 0 Arne ic1n Ph1 losoph1c ii Sociciv Excet 11\ e Olhce ni ght Department of the Inter101 1 7338 H\\\ 93 Sou11 Sul 1 Ml 5987 1 sec1l:taiv to eo1n n1a nd an i.:x ped t1on to the 1 1i.: 111i.: Oo..:i.: 111 111 l 1\01 14343l- lnJorr11 11011 1hnu1 1L:c1i.: 1I on n l cdcr ti l 1nds 11 y b1.; tnund I Phone 406 821 320 l 104 SoLth :ithS11cc l Pl1I dclpl11 PA l )l(J6 I oc11t10 11 14 miles toltl olVanco i\er \\ ashi11gto1 Bure 1u of Indian AtTairs " 1111 m o~ tatqiurks coin l ongicss autho 17Cd the expedition \\1th the eoinbincd pur p 1~1.::-. il Phone 7 12 (14'"14[ 2 Nonh D 1kota L ~ w s and Clark B cc1t~ nm a l Foundalu 11 11 d http //11 " 11 I {;( I elltlOI/ -!Ill wwtt f~ fedu s/1 l ((lick /J111erroot f\f then Heritage then Le1-1rs t1r1d Clari< ) Pbont.: 215 410 3400 US I sh nd \V ildl fc Sci Vll.: l.: Bureau oJ L<1 nd i\llc111 ,1 g i.: 111t.:11I scicnt f 1c geographic con11 ncrc111 igr cultu1 il 111d dh l igr 1plHt http //11111/11 e11 ju' ,.,111 / r/1 \ Oto Le\\ IS a id Clark lntcrpictLvc Ccnkr P 0 B ix 607 \\I i~hbu 11 "J I) 'i8"i77 1111 w amplul.wu lJ/ 'f! PO llix 4'i7 30 1 North J1!St1 cct Rdgchdd \!vJ\ 1JX(42 Bu1 c,1u ol Ree l u11,1 11on scovcry for the nc\\ 111011 Saln101 Challis N 1t1 on I I OICSL No th! Otk Ra igcr Statton Phone 877 462 8'i35 or 70 1-462 8"i3"i > lnfonnnt1on 1bou! tli c Le\\ ls ind Cit k N 1t1onnl ll 1sto1 t 11 1 l d N MONTANA l'hm..: 3608l'P 4l06 c in hc tound 1t /i up //Ji 11 11 11p' i.:01(/t ( I I ocatlon DO\\ntO\\ 1 \Va sh mgton D t North lt 1k ID 8346(: ww11 forf/11u11dt1n org Nati on ti Park Ser' ice II I II I l .fi1\ u111 (CI ck Refi t~ • \ ~t:l..:c! Rul~1ju '" Nut11n111l ,, 1ldlife Refuge) Beaverhead Rock Phm c 208 865 2700 US F1~.h m1d \Vddli Jc Set v1co,.; r he ~at1onal t>.lall ~at1onal p i1k ScJ \JCC I lo' d l\lo1111111c111~at1on 11 lhs1onc Landmark On the expeditions westv.ard Journey S 1c 1g 1\\t: l iccogn zed the potnt 11 1111f~fed11s/1 4/.~ c US Geolog1cal Sun ey 900 Ohio Dnvc S\\ \\ ashingt< 11 D< 20024 9880 Tlus rn uk:; the bunal site of Sgt Ch,ules Floyd the only 1nen1be1 ol SOUTH DAKOI <\. referred to by the Shoshone peopl e as l3ca\c1hcad Rock This huge Phone 202 485 9880 the party to die dunng the expedition l ie died A ugust 20 1804 fron1 Pompevs Pillar National Monument Station C amp w w11 nps goi!nama lu gh plains rock resembles a beavers head abo\e \vater Another fh1s dese11ed sun1mer f ishtng VJllagc of the Chmook Indians along Department ot Ti ansportat1on bi l ose chorl1ck Today doctors bcheve he died ofa ruptur..,d appendix On C larks return Journey do\Vn the Yell ov.stonc Rivet the group Bad River Confluence pron11nen t geologic point 1s Clarks Lookout also Joe lted north ofD1\lon the northern sh ore of the Columbia River was the furthest \vest the L0<:at1on US ll\\Y 7:i Sioux City lo\va c une upon a large sandstone outcrop Clark named 1t Pompcys I he expedition confronted the Teton S ioux Indians at th e confluence Federa l l-hghway Adm1n1stratton I ocat1011 15 mil es north of Dillon Montana cxpcd1tion t1aveled by can oe D uring the 9 day en eainpment a vote IDAHO S"'t 11 JVd R1 \cr lvluseun1 and Welc01ne Center fo\~e 1 1fter Sacagawca s little boy whom Clark called Pomp of the B.1d River and the Missouri River This altercat1on ended United States Coast Guard \Vas taken b) all expedition members to dcter1n1ne the1r preference IOOOi mse nP uk Road SH 11xC1ty TA 5 10..J Mo ntana Fish \V1ldl1te and Parks B ea~erh~a d Rock Stale Park Cl irk c LI vcd Ins n:.in1e and d 1te into the soft sandstone which can peacefully w ith no shots fued by either side I olo T ra il National H1stor1c Landutark l'hoie 712 27) 0198 4200 Bannack Road Dillon MT 59725 still be VJC\\ed by the pubhc toda) I ocatmn Junction of the Missouri and Bad R \ ers at Fort P erre South Dako a for a v. inter camp location Phone 406 834 1411 Department of the Trcasurv ' 1t 11 /e111su1ulclurk s1011>:c11} co111 Location ~O m Jes east ofB1Jhngs :t>.1ontana Location Near Fon Columbia on US lli\y 10 1 Chinook \Vashmgton On both the west'~ ird .ind e 1stv. ird Journey the exped1t1on fol!o\\ed 111 Pierre Area Chamber of Com1nerce wwtt lewrsa11dclurk.state mt II\ (Chck 011 The T 1 arf) l\ote 1h1~ ~1te 1~ c 1rrentl\ under ~lud1 for pos~ible 1ni;/us1011 111 Fort Clatsop Un ited States Mint ancient Nez Perce trnl through the steep v.ooded, difficult terrain of Pompevs P liar National fv1onument, Bureau of Land Management Reverse 800 \Vest Dakota A'l-enue PO Box 548 Pierre SD 57'i01 Na/1onal '.ftmonaf the Btttcrroot tvtountains I' 0 Box 16800 Bi1J1ngs MI 59107 Phone 800 962 2034 Camp Fortunate Sacaga\\Ca Golden Dollar by the U S Mint Fo11CIitsopN1t101111 Memonal National Park Ser\1cc En,1ronmcntal Protection Agency Location TI1c Lolo Tnul National H1stonc 1 and1nmk winds 120 nuks Lewis and C lark State Paik Phone 406 896 5013 Qb,-.:r>e C 191'9 US Mm !I.I R gh' R<>cr.-.d ww11 f ortp1erre cor11 (Click !ln torJ ) between Lolo J\1on lana and\\ c1ppe Idaho Lo!o P 1ss Visitor Center 1s 35 C 1pta1n Lewis met the Le1nh1 Shoshone 1n present day Idaho They 92343 Ft Clatsop Road Astoria OR 9710Y Le\\lS and Clark State Park lies on the shores of Blue Lake an oxbov. 11" w /flt bf111 govlp1llurt11on tnLles west of L-Olo \llontana aeco1npan ed him back to meet Cl 1rk Here SacaJav.ea recognized Phone 503 861 2471 Knife River Indian \ 7illages National H1stor1c Site Institute of Museum and Library Services \ote The lo/J \10101HffL v.h1ch parallel~ thic actual 1011te 1> u"ua!!v ~no 1 formed by t11c 11cande11ngs of the Wb ssoun River n1 any \.Cars ago her brother Chief Camcah\va1t The expedition stayed fo r sever ti www 11p~ govljocl Three Forks 1 Calumet Bluff jn1.: J11h through 11111.J Oc lubtr A pc1 mrt I' 1111! tin nu 1t n mote ~t' lion expedition inundated b) C lark Canvon Reservoir nants of the cultural and agn eultural lifestyle of the Northern Plains National Archives and Records Adm1n1strat1on \\ here Captains Lewis and Clark nained the three n ver forks the \Vord cahnnet means peace At this site Le\\ 1s and Clark presented P 0 Box 1059 Long Beach \VA 98631 Clearwater Nannnal I ores! 1 ocatlon ) miles v,est of Onawa Jo\\a Location Camp Fortunate O\crlook 1s 20 miles south ofD11lon ~tontana lnd1ans l he exped1t1011 \ 1s1ted and traded \Vlth these Indians du11ng Jefferson (afte r the President) the Madison (Secretarv of State) rnd three peace 1nedals to the Tnd1an leaders ww11 lew1 sa11dclurk'lla org (Chck Tltc 18 Dt1} ~ then Noven1her 15 1805) 12730 CS Hwy 12 01011110 ID 83"i44 the winter of 1804 05 Iowa Departme It of N itura l Resources Buteau of R.eclan1atL on the C1 allat1n (Secretary of the Treasury) National Endo" mcnt for the Arts Phone 208 4~6 4 ~4 1 Location 2 miles north of Stanton North Dakota on County Road 37 Location 4 miles ~est o1 Yankton So ut h Dakota 21914 Park Loop Onawa IA :i 1040 l lOOH\\v41 Dillon IVIT 597?5 w 11 wfs f ed uVrl (Chek (Jea111ater f\F the n J e111 s & l lark ) Location 30 miles northwest of Boze1nan Montana Phone 7 12 423 2829 Pl one 406 683 6472 Nal1onal Park Sen1ce Lev. 1s and Clark \I 1s1tor Cenkr U S Ann) Corps of Engmc..:rs National Endoll.mcnt for the Human1t1es ~1 P 0 Box 710 Yankton SD 57078 IV IV ll state 1a 11 ~/d11r/oi ~t1111za!J1pdlle11zs clk.llt111 ww1t le 11 1su11dclark stllf(;' 1111 us (Click On Th e Trull) Montana .h sh Wlld hfc and Parks ssou 1 Head\\aters State Park P 0 Box 9 Stanton ND :i8571 WEST VIR(,INIA !400 S 19th Street Bozeinan !v!T :i9718 Phone 402 667 2546 or 866-28:i 3219 Nez Per ce '.'latLonal H 1stor1cal Park Phone 701 74'i 3309 Phone 406 994.-4042 www 1111 o 11 sacc arnrJ mil (C h ck R ecreuf1Q11 Yr srt Lake!. then Gt11111s Smithsonian lnst1tut1on Char les M Russell Nationa l \ Vddhfe Refuge WWJI flfS go1 (k11rt Har pers F erry National H1stor1cal Park The park cont nns 38 h ston e sites from the \Vallo\\ a Mountains of www lei ~ zscfa rk org/111!t111~ ~ 1iw1p lrt111 Po111t Dam then Lewis & Clark V1 s1tor Ce11ter) The expedtlton traveled upn\ er throl gh tlus area \\here they v1e\\ ed Captain Le\\ 1s began preparations for the expcd1non at Harpers 1 crry Oregon thro ugh central Idaho Wyo1n1ng and l\itontana Included 1n \ Vestern H1stor1c f rails C enter bison elk and grizzly bears on M.ty 18 25 1805 and for a shortei \Vest V11g1111a (then part of Vug1n1 1) site of the US Atsenal He National Council of the Lewis and C lark Bicentennial this pa1k 1s the \\.cippe Pra1ne the area whe1e the cxpcd1t1on stumbled This SLte near the location of\\ilute Catfish Can1p has h1k1ng tra ls Travelers' Rest State Park On-a-Slant Indian \ dlage ttme on thei r return tr p in 1806 Thnty nules of free flowing obtained anns tn11n un1t1on and an tron fi:.imc boat for the exped1 t1on Statue ofSakaka\\ea on the Capitol C1 rounds 111 B1s1narck N th Dakota to the Missouri R1\er The center provtdes 1nformat.Jon on the On a Slant Indian Village \vas deserted because of a s1nallpox Sp1r1t l\1ound o ut of the Hittcnoot Mount uns and 1nade contact \Vith the Nez Pe1cc M issouri R1 ve1 on the v.estcrn po1t1on of the refuge appears as 1t did TI11s NatJ.onal Historic Landm irks te along Lolo Creek \\as a camp \\ estv. ard exp.ins1on of the Nanon and sho\.\ cases some of the \Vests ep1dem1c b) the tune Lewis and Clark an 1ved 1n the Brea It is one Lewis md Clark \181ted this site \vh1ch regional Indians bchi.:ved to Location US Hwy 340 approx11111tely 65 1n1 les \\est ofWashmgton DC Indians 200 )ea1s ago Cottonv.oods and \v1\lows do1n1natc Lh e floodpla n fo r th e expedition on both legs of the n JOurney Sahsh Nez Perce www.lewisandclark200.gov f\1J te Thee uc a \'{II ct1 ifp1 J/lll(/a/10111 (f the w1e (/the of the fe\\ places v1s1tors can get a feel for w hat an earth lodge be the abode of little devtls in hu1n 1n fo1m I hesc spu1ts were Location To lea n 1nore about ti c Nez Perce People and thei ho1nel 11d n1 ost s gn h cant Nation 11 H stor c T1a1ls inch di ng the Lc\v1s and and Lemhi Shoshone used this centun es-old campsite at the JUDCtlon National Park S<: f\ 1ce Haivc1s f o:;n y National Historical Park )Oung Indian 1 0111111 h; acGompa111ed the expedir1011 an I all shado\\Cd by bluffs and sparscl) t1 n1hered 11dges vis I the Nez Perce N 1t onal 11 strn 1cal Park \ is1to1 cer te 1 I mi les cast of Clark ~0 1tno n Pi oneer Oiegon and Caltto1nia T ra ils of the Lolo Trail and other Indian roads to the north and south ' illage m ight ha\e looked I ke thought to be on the watch to kill those app1oach1 ng the 11 residence P 0 Box 65 Harpers I erry \\ V 25 425 a1e lepu1du1t 11 t/11; loca//01 1/n Wand(!/ ff/li/1< an/ Location Exte ids south\\ est Jr 111 Fort Peck \ 1 )fltana to 75 m ks i ortheasl Lew1sH 11 Id h 1 Phone 304 535 6298 location Co uncil Blufls h\~a o ff I 80/1 29 exit lB of I cw stown Montana Location 10 1nil e~ south of Missoula Montana Location 7 1n1 lcs so t th of Mandan Nonh Dakota on ND H\~ Y 1806 I ocation 7 m Jes north ol \ crm1lhon So uth !Jakota 4.1kart11(d Sakaka1t1 ind ~1ci,.Jn a rlr ShHh nt 111! www 11ps gov/hufe Sn ecyceopaJ>(< 1tw11 np ~ go1! 11 epe l ISBN 0- 607 -99072 4 www 101t ah1st01J org ((lick H 1stonc S1tl S then fYester11 H1sto11c Trails) 1vw 11 r6 fw~ go1 o/c1 r1 r www trt1 velersresr org www 11dparks conr (Click State Parks then FT LINCOL N o map) wwn statesd us/gfp (Click Parks then 5tate Purk\ and R ec. reatza11 A reas) 9 1 1 ~ll ~~~~ ll ~~~ I J~~ ll J J ewis an» Clark The Corps of Discovery traveled ztp the Missouri River, over the Rocky Mountains, and dow11 the BICENTENNIAL COMMEMORATION 2003-2006 Snake a11d Colu111bia Rivers. Despite great physical challenges, isolation, and 11ear starvatio11 at ti111es, the expedition 1napped vast territories ofthe West. 111, Nove1nber I 805, they reached their 11lti111ate destination, the Pacific Ocean. The words of their }0111110/s provide exciting /"' -· glimpses oftheir remarkable / adz.Jentu1·es. / ;J' Preparation "" I On January rS, r803, President Jefferson asked Congress for $2,500 for a small U.S. Army unit to expl-Ore the Misso11ri and Columbia Riven Jefferson rbose Captain. M eriwetber

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ettrrent, the Corps of Discovery I covered ttp to 70 1niles a day "\ and ret11rned to St. Louis 011 September 23, r8o6. The ~ / expedition had traveled nearly Preparation 8,ooo 11tiles ofterri tory iti over z years. Their detailed jo1trnals contribitted i1npor­ Recruitment tant ilifonnahon abo11.t the SCALE 1 :6,336,000 '} i land, its geographic featnres, Exploration and 100 200 300 400 m:ies it-.; ntttz1ral resources, attd its Homecoming 11ative peoples. - r--- --, - -100 30) 400 500 600 kilometers On July 25, 1806, Captain CJ a:rk inscribed his O\VD 0(f \ name and date in the rock of ''Po1npeys Tov;.'er," s L.r-../ Indian Reservation One inch represe nts 100 miles or about 161 kilometers nan1ed for Sacagawea's son Vi'hon1 he nicknan1ed Tribal Reservations are not public lands and are enclosed by boundaries established by treaties un