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Discovering Lewis & Clark: Marias River Decision

For Students 9th - 10th
This section of the larger website Discovering Lewis & Clark explores the Corps of Discovery's time at the Marias River.
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Discovering Lewis & Clark: Measuring the Falls

For Students 9th - 10th
This entry from William Clark's journals outlines the importance of the falls of the Missouri in the expedition of Lewis and Clark.
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Discovering Lewis & Clark: The 'Great' Falls

For Students 9th - 10th
This section of Discovering Lewis & Clark examines the 'Great Falls' which the expedition had to portage around during the westward leg of their 1805-06 exploration of the Louisiana Purchase.
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Discovering Lewis & Clark: Portage Route Survey

For Students 9th - 10th
Features an example of a route survey conducted by William Clark in 1805 of the falls, rapids, cascades and ravines from the lower portage camp to the upper falls (Black Eagle) and beyond, using a circumferentor (surveyor's compass) to...
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Discovering Lewis & Clark: Rocky Mountain Gates

For Students 9th - 10th
Journal entry vividly describes the expedition's journey through the four gates of the Rocky Mountains in 1805.
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Discovering Lewis & Clark: Landmark the Bear's Tooth

For Students 9th - 10th
Nicholas King drew up a map in preparation for Lewis and Clark's expedition. View images and read descriptions of one of the landmarks in the Rocky Mountains, Bear's Tooth.
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Discovering Lewis & Clark: Missouri Headwaters

For Students 9th - 10th
Presents details of Lewis and Clark's expedition to the Three Forks in the early 1800s.
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Discovering Lewis & Clark: On Jefferson's River

For Students 9th - 10th
This section from Discovering Lewis & Clark provides observations and views from the expedition's journey down the Jefferson River in 1805.
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Discovering Lewis & Clark: Across the Continental Divide

For Students 9th - 10th
In late 1805, Lewis led his party across the Continental Divide. Read numerous journal entries that describe in vivid detail this experience.
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Discovering Lewis & Clark: Through the Valleys of Lewis's River

For Students 9th - 10th
Features a key map of Lewis's River Valleys. Click on a key point on the map for in-depth detail.
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Discovering Lewis & Clark: K'useyneiskit: The Bitterroot Barrier

For Students 9th - 10th
This section of the larger site Discovering Lewis and Clark describes in detail the Corps' journey between Packer Meadow and Canoe Camp in 1805.
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Discovering Lewis & Clark: Down the Columbia

For Students 9th - 10th
Detailed description of the expedition's journey as they traveled down the Columbia River from Weippe to Canoe Camp.
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Discovering Lewis & Clark: At the Pacific

For Students 9th - 10th
Journal entry tells about the exploration by the expedition of the north bank of the Columbia River estuary from the Cascades to the Pacific Coast.
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Discovering Lewis & Clark: The Return Home

For Students 9th - 10th
Detailed journal entries describe the journey of the homeward-bound Corps of Discovery in 1806.
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Discovering Lewis & Clark: Meet the Corps

For Students 9th - 10th
Meet some of the members of the Lewis and Clark Expedition. They were fur traders, interpreters, hunters, guides, and enlisted men.
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Discovering Lewis & Clark: Technology

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the role of technology in the Lewis and Clark expedition.
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Discovering Lewis & Clark: America After 1806

For Students 9th - 10th
This section of the larger Discovering Lewis & Clark website explores in detail America after the Lewis and Clark expedition.
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Lewis and Clark: The Archives: Interviews: Dayton Duncan

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a detailed account done in interview style about the Lewis and Clark expedition. Jefferson's role is discussed briefly in the second paragraph.
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Pbs: Lewis and Clark: Inside the Corps: To Equip an Expedition

For Students 9th - 10th
This site highlights a list of a sample of the items Meriwether Lewis began to collect for the Lewis and Clark Expedition.
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Lewis and Clark Trail Heritage Foundation: Lewis and Clark Expedition 1803 1806

For Students 9th - 10th
A comprehensive site on the exploration of Lewis and Clark sponsored by the Lewis and Clark Trail Heritage Foundation. Includes a history of the excursion as well as hyperlinks to other sites. One particularly enjoyable section in the...
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Montana Kids: Lewis & Clark

For Students 3rd - 8th
Here you can find all kinds of great information about Lewis & Clark and their discoveries! Read biographies of Lewis, Clark, and Sacagawea; find out about 23 major discovery points in Montana; and learn all about the plants and...
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Lewis and Clark Trail Heritage Foundation

For Students Pre-K - 1st
This comprehensive resource works to promote, educate, and preserve the Lewis and Clark Trail across the United States. View videos, histories, biographies, and more through the foundation's site.
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Discovering Lewis & Clark

For Students 9th - 10th
A hyperhistory that takes the student on an interactive journey along with Lewis and Clark.
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Lewis and Clark Today

For Students 9th - 10th
The home page for this site changes every day. See where Lewis and Clark are on the day of the home page, or search for a specific day over the period of time that the Corps of Discovery was afield. Find parts of the journals of Lewis...