Bellefontaine Cemetery

Founded as a civic and historical institution, William McPherson, a lawyer and banker, established Bellefontaine Cemetery in 1849. McPherson and a group of preeminent citizens purchased 138 acres north of St. Louis, which included the Hempsted Farm and cemetery. During ...

Lewis and Clark State Park

Meriwether Lewis and William Clark’s historical journey across North America was the first time a group of explorers catalogued and studied the topography, animals, and nature of the newly purchased Louisiana Territory. Travelling primarily by a wooden keelboat through the ...

Camp Wood

Before the Corps of Discovery embarked on their Westward expedition, Meriwether Lewis and William Clark made Camp Wood, Illinois their base camp to prepare for the long journey westward. In 1803, the captains took to “disciplining the men, and making ...

Lewis and Clark Caverns

In Jefferson County, Montana sits a 160-acre area with a massive limestone and stalactite rich cave. Originally discovered in 1895 by D. A. Morrison, of Whitehall, Montana, the site became the Lewis and Clark National Monument in 1908.

Unfortunately, it ...

Calumet Bluff

Along the southeastern edge of Lewis and Clark Lake on the boundary of Nebraska and South Dakota sits Calumet Bluff, a 170 to 180 feet high steep bank "composed of a yellowish red, and brownish clay [that is] as hard ...

National Historic Landmark - Sgt. Floyd Monument

After the Louisiana Purchase expanded American territory and called for western scientific exploration, Charles Floyd joined the Corps of Discovery in the launching of its expedition party. Captains Meriwether Lewis and William Clark gave Floyd the rank of Sergeant and ...

Rock Fort Campsite

Travelling on the Columbia River between Washington and Oregon, around what is now The Dalles, the Corps of Discovery fought large rapids and rough waters. Clark described the condition of the river as rough with many rocks within the stretch ...

Jackson Lake

Jackson Lake lies in the northern valley of the Grand Tetons, where the Snake River, with its three main tributaries, flows just to the south. This Northwest portion of Wyoming, including Jackson Lake, the Snake River, and the Tetons combine ...

Clark's Lookout

By August 1805, the Corps of Discovery, led by Captains Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, desperately needed horses before winter approached. On August 8, Sacajawea, a Lemhi Shoshone, recognized Beaverhead Rock, a familiar landmark of her tribe. The Corps split ...

Canyon Village

Nestled along the Yellowstone River, Canyon Village developed in the height of Yellowstone National Park’s tourist years as a travelers resort area. Canyon Village connects to the surrounding areas of the park, including the Norris Geyser Basin, Mammoth Hot Springs, ...