Lewis & Clark Expedition
On Aug. 31, 1803, Capt. Meriwether Lewis launched a 50-foot “keeled boat” from Ft. Fayette, 100 yards downriver. This marked the beginning of the 3-year expedition commissioned by President Jefferson, which opened America to westward expansion.
Marker is at the intersection of 11th Street and Fort Duquesne Boulevard, on the right when traveling west on 11th Street.
Courtesy hmdb.org
