William Clark Birthplace
William Clark was born to John and Ann Rogers
Clark on 1 Aug. 1770 on the family farm about
one mile north. The Clark family moved to Louisville, Kentucky, in 1784. William Clark served in
the Kentucky militia and in the Indian campaigns
in the Old Northwest, including the Battle of Fallen
Timbers in 1794. With Meriwether Lewis, he led
the 1803–1806 Lewis and Clark Expedition to the
Pacific. Clark served as Indian agent for the Louisiana Territory, governor of the Missouri Territory,
and superintendent of Indian affairs. He died on
1 Sept. 1838 in St, Louis and is buried there in
Bellefontaine Cemetery.
Marker is at the intersection of Ladysmith Road (County Route 639) and Countyline Church Road (County Route 603), on the right when traveling east on Ladysmith Road.
Courtesy hmdb.org
