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Led by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, the Corps of Discovery left Camp Dubois near present-day Hartford, Illinois, to begin the first overland expedition to the West Coast of the United States and back.
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American explorer and Governor (1774–1809)
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Unit of the United States Army
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United States historic place; launching point for the Louis and Clark Expedition
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1804–1806 American expedition
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