As the Corps of Discovery prepared to explore west from the Knife River Indian villages in the spring of 1805, Meriwether Lewis made one of those larger than life and very eloquent entries in his ...

Of Capt. Meriwether Lewis, we know this: Three years after returning from the Lewis and Clark expedition, he was dead of gunshot wounds, probably a suicide, at Grinder’s Stand, an isolated inn in ...

In 1803, President Thomas Jefferson asked his private secretary, army Captain Meriwether Lewis, to lead a first-time expedition to the Pacific Coast. One goal: collect indigenous flora. Two centuries ...

After Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, the Indian interpreter and guide Sacagawea is probably the most famous member of the expedition. Her contributions were praised by the captains; William Clark ...

Captain Meriwether Lewis of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, accompanied by three of his men, explored this portion of the country upon their return trip from the coast. On July 26, 1806, they met ...

As the summer of 1806 and the return home approached, Capt. Meriwether Lewis fretted over the hazards of crossing the Rockies. The supply of trinkets for barter was exhausted, and on June 2, he wrote: ...

The Astoria Column serves as a memorial for the explorers Lewis and Clark with President Jefferson. Benjamin Zingg After reaching the Pacific Ocean in November 1805, the corps established Fort Clatsop ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. Captain Meriwether Lewis, explorer, will visit Island Park at 6 p. m. Friday, September 13 to ...

At the start of the 19th century, Captain Meriwether Lewis and Second Lieutenant William Clark embarked on one of the most important expeditions in American history—but the story of their difficult ...

Capt. Meriwether Lewis is coming to Albany to help the Albany Regional Museum mark its 25th anniversary. Of course the real Meriwether Lewis, who led the Corps of Discovery, will not be in Albany, but ...