Early records show that the earliest Black people to come to North Dakota came as slaves of explorers and traders. One of these was York, who was William Clark’s slave and accompanied both him and ...

In 1905, the Lewis and Clark Exposition was held to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, but, really, it was a way for city boasters to introduce Portland to the ...

From an office in New London, Titanic discoverer Bob Ballard is overseeing a $200 million mission to map oceans and identify resources such as oil, gas and rare earth minerals.

Second, the Lewis and Clark expedition resonates because it’s not just a white man’s army, but rather a group of people from many different racial, ethnic, cultural and social backgrounds—a ...

Brad Winn, site superintendent since 2001, has helped the Lewis and Clark State Historic Site attract 100,000 visitors each year.

The Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia preserves 200-year-old plant specimens collected by Lewis and Clark during their expedition, with select items to be displayed in 2026.

Mr. and Mrs. Harold Coe display a reproduction flag of 15 stripes and 15 stars which was displayed on their “lead car” during the 1956 “Lewis and Clark Expedition” in this photo published ...

While traversing the Columbia River in 1805, the Lewis and Clark expedition encountered members of the Umatilla tribe in present-day Washington. Though William Clark attempted to show that they came ...

They prepared over 140 maps that noted landmarks, friendly versus “hostile” Native Americans, water sources, and Indian trails. These maps greatly aided future explorers and settlers, including ...

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Originally published March 23, 2016 While most people think of Oregon’s Fort Clatsop as the final destination of Lewis and Clark and the Corps of Discovery back in 1805, at least one Northwest ...

JACKSONVILLE —The Lewis & Clark Expedition often is pigeon-holed as a journey to map previously unexplored land in the western United States.