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William Clark and 42 men depart from Camp Dubois to join Meriwether Lewis at St Charles, Missouri, marking the beginning of the Lewis and Clark Expedition's historic journey up the Missouri River.
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William Clark
American explorer and territorial governor (1770–1838)
William Clark was an American explorer, soldier, Indian agent, and territorial governor. A native of Virginia, he grew up in pre-statehood Kentucky before later settling in what became the state of Missouri.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Camp Dubois
United States historic place; launching point for the Louis and Clark Expedition
Camp Dubois, near present-day Wood River, Illinois, served as the winter camp and launch-point for the United States's exploration of the Louisiana Purchase and Pacific Northwest by the Lewis and Clark Expedition.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Meriwether Lewis
American explorer and Governor (1774–1809)
Meriwether Lewis was an American explorer, soldier, politician, and public administrator, best known for his role as the leader of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, also known as the Corps of Discovery, with William Clark. Their mission was to explore the territory of the…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
St. Charles, Missouri
City in Missouri, United States
Saint Charles is a city in, and the county seat of, St. Charles County, Missouri, United States. The population was 70,493 at the 2020 census, making St. Charles the eighth-most populous city in Missouri. Situated on the Missouri River near its mouth at the Mississippi, St.…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Lewis and Clark Expedition
1804–1806 American expedition
The Lewis and Clark Expedition, also known as the Corps of Discovery Expedition, was the United States expedition to cross the newly acquired western portion of the country after the Louisiana Purchase. The Corps of Discovery was a select group of U.S. Army and civilian…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Missouri River
Major river in central United States
The Missouri River is a river in the Central and Mountain West regions of the United States. The nation's longest, it rises in the eastern Centennial Mountains of the Bitterroot Range of the Rocky Mountains of southwestern Montana, then flows east and south for 2,341 miles…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
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Day of the year
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