May 14 in American History
The Corps of Discovery, led by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, departed near St. Louis to explore the vast Louisiana Purchase and find a route to the Pacific. Over two years and 8,000 miles, guided in part by the young Shoshone woman Sacagawea, they mapped a continent and opened the American imagination to the West.
In 1804: Lewis and Clark set out. The Corps of Discovery, led by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, departed near St.
The Corps of Discovery, led by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, departed near St. Louis to explore the vast Louisiana Purchase and find a route to the Pacific. Over two years and 8,000 miles, guided in part by the young Shoshone woman Sacagawea, they mapped a continent and opened the American imagination to the West.
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