Meriwether Lewis died here. Aaron Burr did not, but 21/2 years after slaying Alexander Hamilton in a duel, he surrendered here. And thousands of Native Americans collectively left their mark when they ...

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 ...

FARGO — In September 1806, Meriwether Lewis, along with his co-commander, William Clark, returned from their 6,000-mile journey through the wilderness of what is now the northwestern U.S. On their ...

One small fish provided Native peoples with both nutrition and light. The eulachon, also known as smelt or candlefish, often provided hungry Indigenous tribes with food until spring. Meriwether Lewis ...

Sept. 23 (UPI) --On this date in history: In 1806, U.S. explorers Meriwether Lewis and William Clark returned to St. Louis on their historic journey from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Coast and ...

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 ...

SAN DIEGO, Calif. during an 8:00 p.m. (NASSCO), San Diego. adventure stories. California, will deliver the ceremony's principal address. from the families of Capt. Meriwether Lewis and then-Lt. Lewis ...

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 ...