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Mount Vernon
Mount Vernon plantation was not only the beloved home o...
George Washington's Birthplace
By the time of George Washington’s birth in 1732 on the...
Fort Mandan
Recreated in the riparian forest along the Missouri River,...
Lewis Clark Interpretive Center
"We commence building our cabins."
- ...
The Portage of the Great Falls
Having discovered a series of waterfalls on a twenty-mile ...
Explorers at the Portage
When the Corps of Discovery passed through the site of pre...
The Great Falls of the Missouri
While wintering with the Hidatsa Indians at Fort Mandan in...
Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail Interpretive Center
Embark on your own “voyage of discovery” at th...
West Bank Park
The area of West Bank Park was used by small hunting parti...
La Casa Cordova
Casa Cordova is the oldest continually occupied residence ...
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Mount Vernon
Mount Vernon plantation was not only the beloved home of George Washington, the first president of the United States, but also the source of much of his wealth and the mark of his status as a leading member of the ...
George Washington's Birthplace
By the time of George Washington’s birth in 1732 on the marshy shores of Popes Creek, his family had been on the land between Mattox and Popes Creek for three quarters of a century. The George Washington Birthplace National Monument ...
Fort Mandan
Recreated in the riparian forest along the Missouri River, Fort Mandan provides visitors with a virtual link to the past. Step through the gates and experience the sights, sounds and smells of a time long past. The rooms, furnished with ...
Lewis Clark Interpretive Center
"We commence building our cabins."
- William Clark, November 3, 1804
That simple journal entry marked the construction of Fort Mandan, the Corps of Discovery's winter home from 1804-1805. Through the winter, Lewis & Clark interviewed members of the nearby Mandan-Hidatsa ...
The Portage of the Great Falls
Having discovered a series of waterfalls on a twenty-mile stretch of the Missouri River in present-day Great Falls, Montana, the Corps of Discovery established their base camp, called Lower Portage Camp, and began their preparations for the portage around the ...
Explorers at the Portage
When the Corps of Discovery passed through the site of present-day Great Falls in June 1805 and again in July 1806, grizzly bears, or “white bears” as they were also called, frequented areas along the Missouri River here in the ...
The Great Falls of the Missouri
While wintering with the Hidatsa Indians at Fort Mandan in 1804-1805, the Indians informed Captains Meriwether Lewis and William Clark of waterfalls on the Missouri River. But little did the captains know that those waterfalls would number five in total ...
Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail Interpretive Center
Embark on your own “voyage of discovery” at the Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail Interpretive Center in Great Falls, Montana. Operated by the USDA Forest Service, the Center was built in 1998 on the bluffs overlooking the Missouri River, ...
West Bank Park
The area of West Bank Park was used by small hunting parties as temporary camping sites as far back as 2,200 to 2,800 years ago. During the spring and early summer months, immense herds of deer, elk, and buffalo moved ...
La Casa Cordova
Casa Cordova is the oldest continually occupied residence in Tucson, Arizona. The Cordova family, who acquired the home in 1936, gave the house its name. The house’s exact date of construction is unknown, but town officials believe that original construction ...