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Lewis and Clark expedition
Lewis and Clark expedition 1803-6, U.S. expedition that explored the territory of the Louisiana Purchase and the country beyond as far as the Pacific Ocean. Purpose Thomas Jefferson had long considered the project of a western expedition, having encouraged John Ledyard when he proposed such an... Read more |
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Meriwether Lewis
Meriwether Lewis 1774-1809, American explorer, one of the leaders of the Lewis and Clark expedition , b. near Charlottesville, Va. He was a captain in the army and served in a number of campaigns against Native Americans before becoming (1801) secretary to his friend President Jefferson. Selected... Read more |
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William Clark
William Clark 1770-1838, American explorer, one of the leaders of the Lewis and Clark expedition , b. Caroline co., Va.; brother of George Rogers Clark . He was an army officer (1792-96), serving in a number of engagements with Native Americans. In 1803 he was chosen by his friend Meriwether ... Read more |
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Sacajawea
Sacajawea , Sacagawea , or Sakakawea , c.1784-1884?, Native North American woman guide on the Lewis and Clark expedition and the only woman to accompany the party. She is generally called the Bird Woman in English, although this translation has been challenged, and there has been much... Read more |
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Sacagawea
Sacagawea (c.1787–1812?),Shoshone squaw, was married (c.1800) to the French‐Canadian trader Toussaint Charbonneau, with whom she accompanied the Lewis and Clark expedition, proving valuable as interpreter, peacemaker with the Shoshone, and guide over the Great Divide. Under her own... Read more |
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The Frontier
The Frontier Sources Image.The expeditions of Meriwether Lewis and William Clark (1804–1806) and Zebulon Pike (1805-1807) through the vast region west of the Mississippi River illustrated the strong appeal of the frontier upon the American conscience. Some of the... Read more |
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Sioux City
Sioux City city (1990 pop. 80,505), seat of Woodbury co., NW Iowa, at the junction of the Big Sioux and Floyd rivers with the Missouri; inc. 1857. It is a shipping, wholesale trade, and industrial center for an extensive agricultural and livestock area (including nearby states). It has a huge,... Read more |
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Northwest
Northwest, as distinguished from the old Northwest Territory, is the region including the states of Oregon, Washington, and western Montana and Idaho. Characterized on the Pacific coast by a humid, forested area, and east of the Cascade Mountains by a high arid tableland and great fertile valleys,... Read more |
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Andrew Lewis
Andrew Lewis 1720?-1781, American soldier, b. Ireland. As a boy he emigrated with his family to America and settled near Staunton, Va. Later, he became a leading frontier Indian fighter. In 1754, at the beginning of the French and Indian War, he was with George Washington at the defeat at Fort... Read more |
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purslane
purslane common name for some plants of the Portulaceae, a family of herbs and a few small shrubs, chiefly of the Americas. The portulacas or purslanes (genus Portulaca ) include many species indigenous to the United States. The pussley, or common purslane ( P. oleracea ), is a common trailing... Read more |
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HISTORIAN TO TALK ABOUT UNSUNG HERO IN LEWIS AND CLARK EXPEDITION
Vancouver historian Barb Kubik, an expert on Lewis and Clark's expedition of 1804-1806, will talk...immediate past president of the Lewis & Clark Trail Heritage Foundation...Park, Troutdale. She'll discuss the ... |
 "The Register Guard (Eugene, OR)")
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Scholar to discuss evolving views of Lewis and Clark.(General News)
Byline: The Register-Guard Historian Gary Moulton will speak on "Lewis and Clark's New Look" at 8 p.m. Thursday...Oregon campus. "Each age rediscovers Lewis and Clark and interprets the expedition in the light of its own times ... |
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LEWIS & CLARK BICENTENNIAL: LEWIS & CLARK EVENTS INCLUDE TRAINING ANDCEREMONIES
...learn more about Lewis and Clark. This training...black man on the expedition. On Friday, the...Mossett, will discuss "Sacagawea: Her...addition, the Lewis & Clark Interpretative...winning Lewis & ... |
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LEWIS & CLARK BICENTENNIAL: LEWIS & CLARK EVENTS INCLUDE TRAINING AND CEREMONIES
...learn more about Lewis and Clark. This training...black man on the expedition. On Friday, the...Mossett, will discuss "Sacagawea: Her...addition, the Lewis & Clark Interpretative...winning Lewis & ... |
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JOURNEY WITH LEWIS AND CLARK AT THE LIBRARY
...written by Lewis and Clark "our greatest...treasure" and the Lewis and Clark Expedition "America's odyssey...opportunity to read and discuss some carefully...scholar. Idaho historian and author Dr...wrote ... |
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HISTORIAN TO PORTRAY MOTHER OF CAPT. MERIWETHER LEWIS
...Capt. Meriwether Lewis, in a free, public...traits Meriwether Lewis inherited or learned...Marks, DeBolt will discuss, among other subjects...consequences of the expedition, and the character...bicentennial years of the Lewis and ... |
 "The Washington Times (Washington, DC)")
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Remarkable pianist Gould, explorer Clark.(BOOKS)(BIOGRAPHY)
...Gould refused to discuss his will with...of Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, whose exploration...secretary. Clark was a soldier...office. Missouri historian William E...story of the Lewis and Clark ... |
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AROUND THE COUNTY
...coordinated government relations. Troutdale, OR. Historians will give talks on Lewis and Clark expedition Vancouver historian Barb Kubik on Sunday will discuss her research on the Lewis and ... |
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On the Trail of Lewis and Clark
...bicentennial of the Lewis and Clark expedition is commemorated...Native American historians, a film and...movie about the Lewis and Clark Expedition by...Reclamation and a historian dressed ... |
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In Brief, May 18, 2004
...Members and guests will discuss the exhibit for the...will commemorate the Lewis and Clark bicentennial. Anyone...of the Lewis and Clark trail through Platte...markers about the expedition. Lewis and ... |
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