Shadehill Reservoir

Located in Perkins County, South Dakota, in 1949 the Bureau of Reclamation dammed the Grand River to create Shadehill Reservoir. The reservoir is one of Western South Dakota’s few large lakes, providing recreational areas for camping, hiking, water sports and ...

Coldwater and Castle Lake

In May 1981, Mount St. Helens erupted on the coast of Northern Washington. The debris from the eruption blocked the Coldwater Creek and Toutle River in the North Fork Toutle River Valley creating two lakes Coldwater and South Fork Castle, ...

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 ...

Salmon River

On August 21, 1805, Meriwether Lewis and William Clark led the Corps of Discovery down the Salmon River in what is now the State of Idaho. At the fork splitting the river into two pathways, the Corps of Discovery witnessed ...

Lolo Hot Springs

The Lolo Hot Springs is one of the many places that the Lewis and Clark-led Corps of Discovery explored on its journey west. The Corps stopped in the area in September 1805 and June 1806 travelling to and from the ...

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 ...

Wallula Gap

In mid-October 1805, Lewis and Clark's expedition first laid eyes on a huge water gap in the cliff formations just south of the meeting point of the Columbia and Walla Walla Rivers. Located by small town Wallula, Washington, river waters ...

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 ...