La Charrette: Was it a Winter Encampment Objective of the Lewis and Clark Expedition?

From: Journal of the Illinois State Historical Society | Date: April 1, 2004| Author: Hastings, Donald L Jr | Copyright information

Contemporarily, when discussing the Lewis and Clark Expedition 1803-06, some assert that La Charrette was an early, first-encampment objective for the winter of 1803-04. From the historical perspective of the Eastern intelligencia assessing the likely water route to the Western Sea, La Charrette village was the westernmost European-descent settlement on the Missouri River in 1803. At that time, it was located approximately 45 linear miles west of St. Louis on the northern bank of the Missouri...

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