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William Clark was born on August 1st 1770 in Caroline County, Virginia
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William Clark enter the military
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During his service he meets Meriwether Lewis
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In 1803, Clark received a letter from his military friend Lewis, asking him to share command of an expedition of the areas west of the Mississippi River
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The journey begains in St. Louis, Missouri
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Meriwether Lewis and William Clark reach Oregon
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They create a fort called Fort Catsop and prepared for winter
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Lewis and Clark split up. William finds the yellowstone river and names a rock formation Pompy's tower after Sacagewia son.
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Lewis and Clark meet up at the Missouri river and head back to St. Louis
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Clark married Julia Hancock in 1808.
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Clark died on September 1, 1838, in St. Louis, Missouri