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LEWS & CLARK WERE BORN
When Lews and Clark were born -
LOUISIANA PURCHASE
July 4, 1803
News of the Louisiana Purchase is announced; Lewis will now be exploring land largely owned by the United States. -
LEWS & CLARK BEGAN 3 YAER JOURNEY
On August 31, 1803, Lewis and Clark began a 3-year journey to document and map the entire Louisiana Purchase -
TRAVEL TO ST. LOUIS
March 10, 1804
Lewis and Clark travel to St. Louis to attend ceremonies formally transferring the Louisiana Territory to the United States. -
LEWS GOT SHOT ON THE LEG
August 11, 1806 when a half-blind member of there group spotted Lewis and, thinking him to be an Elk, shot him in the leg -
MERIWETHER LEWS & WILLIAM CLARK
24 September 1806
Meriwether Lewis and William Clark