Meriwether Lewis

1774-1809

Beneath this monument erected under Legislative Act by the State of Tennessee, A.D., 1848, reposes the dust of Meriwether Lewis, a Captain in the United States Army, Private Secretary to President Jefferson, Senior Commander of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, ...

John Edward Lewis

A member of Captain W. J. F. Heard's Company in the Battle of San Jacinto. Born in New York City, October 3, 1808, died April 1, 1892.

His wife Anna (Scott) Lewis Born in Albany, N. Y. 1812 died May ...

William "Uncle Bill" Lewis

Born a slave in Winchester, Tennessee, William Lewis came to Chattanooga in 1837, when it was Ross' Landing. After building a thriving blacksmith business, Lewis purchased his and his wife's freedom. In 1851, he purchased the freedom of his mother, ...

Commander William Lewis Herndon

1813 - 1857

In command of the Central America, home-bound with California Gold seekers, Captain Herndon lost his life in a gallant effort to save ship and lives during a cyclone off Hatteras, September 12, 1857

"Forgetful of self, in his death ...

The Lewis and Clark Expedition

In 1804-06, Captains Meriwether Lewis and William Clark led about 40 soldiers and boatmen on an epic journey. President Thomas Jefferson commissioned this “Corps of discovery” to find a route to the Pacific Ocean through the newly acquired Louisiana territory. ...

Sinclair Lewis Boyhood Home

has been designated a

Registered National

Historic Landmark

under the provisions of the

Historical Sites Act of August 21st 1935.

This site possesses exceptional value

in commemorating and illustrating

the history of United States.

U.S. Department of the Interior

National Park Service

1968

Marker is on Sinclair Lewis Avenue, on the ...

Lewistown Station

The oldest surviving structure known to have been built by the Pennsylvania Railroad, this station was constructed in 1848-49 as a freight handling warehouse. On September 1 1849, this was the scene of a banquet celebrating the opening of the ...

The Lewis and Clark Expedition

In 1804-06, Captains Meriwether Lewis and William Clark led about 40 soldiers and boatmen on an epic journey. President Thomas Jefferson commissioned this "Corps of Discovery" to find a route to the Pacific Ocean through the newly acquired Louisiana territory. ...

Lewis Discovers a High Mound

July 4, 1804

William Clark recorded in his

journal that on this date:

"Capt. Lewis walked on Shore above

this Creek and discovered a high

moun[d] from the top of which he

had an extensive view, 3 paths

Concentering at the moun[d]"

Marker is on River Road near ...

Lewis and Clark

In 1803, Meriwether Lewis led the corps of discovery, 11 men on a keelboat, though Beaver County. They stayed overnight about 3 miles west of Beaver and stopped in Georgetown. This visit was commemorated by a reenactment in Rochester and ...