Detail lewis clark at three forks

Lewis and Clark Expedition

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  • Lewis and Clark begin their journey

    Lewis and Clark begin their journey

  • They reach the Kansas river

    They reach the Kansas river

  • Lewis and Clark held the first council withe the indians.

    Attend by the Otoe and the Missouri indian cheifs at council bluff.
  • A member of the crew dies

    A member of the crew dies

    Sergeant Charles Floyd dies from appendicitis

  • They have their first encounter with the Teton Lakota indians

  • Arrive at the great bend of the Missouri.

    Arrive in present Norht Dakota wherre they find many Mandan and Hidatsa villages.
  • They reach the Yellowstone river

    They reach the Yellowstone river

  • They reach the tidewater of the Columbian River.

  • The expedition can see the Pacific Ocean.

    The expedition can see the Pacific Ocean.

    They now have traveled more than 4,100 miles from the Missouri river.
  • The expedition builds Fort Clatsop oupost

    The expedition builds Fort Clatsop oupost

    They spent the winter there by the mouth of the Columbian river

  • In late September they make it back to St. Louis

    They triumphently make it back from there 28 month long journey.