John D.W. Guice, emeritus professor of history, University of Southern Mississippi Nobody disputes that Meriwether Lewis died of gunshot wounds suffered on October 11, 1809, at Grinder’s Stand, an inn ...
Today, we celebrate the 222nd anniversary of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, the moment when American pioneers Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, ...
FARGO — One of the most challenging, dangerous and significant multiyear expeditions ever assigned to a young man occurred in 1801. That happened when President Thomas Jefferson authorized Meriwether ...
BALDWYN, Miss. (AP) — Clark Richey of Baldwyn has heard the legends of the Natchez Trace throughout the course of his lifetime, growing up just miles away from the 444-mile stretch of ancient land. “I ...
When Stephen Ambrose greeted readers with “Undaunted Courage” in 1996, he admitted some initial doubts about whether a new ...
The city of Charlottesville, Va. followed up its removal of two controversial Confederate statues Saturday with the lightning-fast toppling of a third local landmark: a monumental tribute to explorers ...
KING AND QUEEN — A new historical highway marker approved for King and Queen County will recognize early colonial immigrant John Lewis, an ancestor of Meriwether Lewis of Lewis and Clark expedition ...
THREE FORKS, Mont. — Missouri Headwaters State Park is shedding new light on the life of Meriwether Lewis through the life of his mother. Join guest speaker Mary Jane Bradbury during "A Mother's ...
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