Lewis and Clark Expedition

By kdpat
  • Louisiana Purchase

    Louisiana Purchase

  • Construction of Keelboat

    Construction of Keelboat

    In Pittsburgh, Lewis oversees construction of a keelboat. He then picks up William Clark and other recruits when he traveled down the Ohio River.
  • Camp Wood, Fall/Winter 1803

    Camp Wood, Fall/Winter 1803

    Lewis and Clark established Camp Wood located in Wood River Illinois.
  • Begins Lewis and Clark's Journey

    Begins Lewis and Clark's Journey

  • White Cliffs of Missouri

    White Cliffs of Missouri

  • Independence Day West of the Mississipi

  • Council with Otto and Missouri Indians

    Council with Otto and Missouri Indians

    North of Omaha, NE
  • Sergeant Charles Floyd Dies of Natural Causes

    Sergeant Charles Floyd Dies of Natural Causes

    Near Sioux City, IA. Only fatality on this journey.
  • Council with Yankton Sioux

    Council with Yankton Sioux

    Near Yanton, South Dakota
  • Enters Great Plains

    Enters Great Plains

  • Teton Sioux Indians

    Teton Sioux Indians

    Pierre South Dakota
  • Reach Mandan and Hidatsa Villages

    Reach Mandan and Hidatsa Villages

    Buffalo Hunting tribes.
  • Hire Toussaint Charbonneau and Sacagawea

    Hire Toussaint Charbonneau and Sacagawea

    Sacagawea was an essential part of this expedition. They were to interpret with other tribes.

  • Recorded 45 degrees below zero

  • Finished Building Fort Mandan

    Finished Building Fort Mandan

  • Sacagawea's son was born

    Sacagawea's son was born

  • Artifacts and Specimens sent to Jefferson

  • Kill first Grizzly Bear

    Kill first Grizzly Bear

    Near Yellowstone River
  • Sacagawea saves possessions

    Sacagawea saves possessions

    Boat overturns.

  • Reach unknown fork in Missouri

  • Great Falls of Missouri

    Great Falls of Missouri

    They must carry their boats around these falls.
  • Reach Three Forks of Missouri

    Reach Three Forks of Missouri

    Name them Jefferson, Gallatin, and Madison
  • Beaverhead Rock

    Beaverhead Rock

    Sacagawea knows they are close to Shoshone Islands
  • Crosses Continental Divide and Lemhi Pass

    Crosses Continental Divide and Lemhi Pass

  • Shoshone Camp

    Shoshone Camp

  • Head to Bitterroot Mountains

    Head to Bitterroot Mountains

    With horses and a mule from the Shoshone Tribe
  • Start crossing Rocky Mountains

    Start crossing Rocky Mountains

    They will cover 160 miles
  • Nez Perce Indians

    Nez Perce Indians

    Starving they emerge from the Mountains to find the village of the Nez Perce Indians
  • Canoe down Clearwater River

    Canoe down Clearwater River

    Idaho
  • Columbia River

    Columbia River

    Last water way before the Pacific Ocean.

  • Dalles and Celilo Falls

  • Clark believes he sees the Ocean

    Clark believes he sees the Ocean

    It is the widening of the Columbia River
  • Reach Pacific, Fort Clatsop

    Reach Pacific, Fort Clatsop

    On Clatsop Indian side of Columbia River
  • Set out for home

    Set out for home

    Gave fort to Clatsop Indians
  • Reach St. Louis, Home

    Reach St. Louis, Home

    After 2 1/2 years on the journey to find a path to the west, they arrive home as heroes.