Birthplace of Meriwether Lewis

Half a mile north was born, 1774, Meriwether Lewis, of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, sent by Jefferson to explore the far west, 1804–1806. The expedition reached the mouth of the Columbia River, November 15, 1805.

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Lewis Temple

Blacksmith

Born in Richmond, Virginia, in 1800, Lewis Temple established himself as a blacksmith on the New Bedford waterfront by 1836.

Temple manufactured his first toggle-iron in 1848. Its fastening power revolutionized the catching of whales. The invention was never patented, therefore ...

Lewis and Clark and St. Louis Riverfront

The Return of the Lewis and Clark Expedition

Michael Haynes "We Arrived in Sight of St. Louis"

At about noon on September 23, 1806, five dugout canoes and a larger boat called the "White Pirogue" rounded the bend of the Mississippi River ...

The Lewis Store

1749 •

Historic Fredericksburg Foundation, Inc. •

Restoration in 2002.

Councilor John Lewis (1694-1754) of Warner Hall in Gloucester County purchased 406 ac. at Fredericksburg’s northern edge in 1742 and soon began a mercantile operation in wooden buildings just across Caroline Street.

In 1749 ...

Lewis Randolph Ball

February 15, 1913 – February 2, 1987

Dedicated to the memory of a man who for sixty years worked in Burgess Barber Shop and downtown Fredericksburg. During those years he warmed the hearts of this community with his friendship, ever present ...

Colonel Andrew Lewis

1720 - 1781

Born October 9, 1720, in County Donegal, Ireland. The second son of John and Margaret Lynn Lewis. He served in the early campaigns on the American frontier. Wounded at Fort Necessity in 1754. Commanded the Big Sandy Expedition ...

Lewis and Clark Expedition / Letter to the President

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The Lewis and Clark Expedition

Meriwether Lewis arrived in Marietta on September 13, 1803. His descent of the Ohio River aboard a keelboat began his expedition to explore the West. Included among his crew was 18-year old George Shannon of ...

Meriwether Lewis

(1774 – 1809)

With William Clark he led the transcontinental Lewis & Clark Expedition, 1803 – 1806. Lewis prepared for the journey & later deposited its significant specimens, journals, and other artifacts here in Philadelphia.

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Colonel Lewis Given Harmen

1818-1902

Typical of those who served the South and then moved into new counties of Western Texas. Surveyor, Indian agent, soldier, legislator, Justice of the Peace. Born in Tennessee. Moved to Texas 1838. Fought in Mexican War. Though 43 when Civil ...

Lewis County Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument

South Side

(Top) - Erected 1883

(Base) - FIVE FORKS

East Side

(Base) - ANTIETAM

North Side

(Middle) - On Fames Eternal camping ground, their silent tents are spread, and Glory guards with solemn round the Bivouac of the Dead

(Base) - GETTYSBURG

West Side

(Base) - WILDERNESS

The Lewis ...