Meriwether Lewis site to be refurbished Nov 18, 2009
HOHENWALD Preliminary work has begun to rehabilitate the historic Meriwether Lewis site along the Natchez Trace Parkway near Hohenwald, Tenn. According to the National Park Service, which operates the site, full project work is to begin by next spring using 3. (Columbia Daily Herald, TN)
Founding Traitor Nov 12, 2009
Under Jefferson, for example, he leaked word that the president was preparing to dispatch Meriwether Lewis and William Clark on their expedition through lands still claimed by Spain. He urged Spanish authorities to detach a sufficient body of chasseurs to intercept Captain Lewis and his party ; and force them to retire or take them prisoners. (The American Conservative)
Military Milestones from the Birth of the Marines to the First Jet Fight Nov 11, 2009
Nov. 8, 1805: The U.S. Army s Corps of Discovery -- best known as the Lewis and Clark expedition -- led by Capt. (future governor of the Lousiana Territory) Meriwether Lewis and Capt. (future Brig. Gen. of Lousiana Territory militia and governor of the Missouri Territory) William Clark reach the Pacific Ocean. (Human Events Online)
Walking through the past Nov 6, 2009
Area residents and visitors have an opportunity to more thoroughly follow the footsteps of Meriwether Lewis and William Clark as the Lewis and Clark Legacy Trails once again grew near Williston this summer. Over two miles of paved asphalt biking/walking/jogging trail is in place after work recently finished along the Little Muddy River east and north of Williston. (Williston Daily Herald, ND)
Wyo. canine climber is summit hound Oct 20, 2009
Meriwether Lewis, of the Lewis and Clark expedition, famously brought along his dog Seaman on the groups cross-country exploration. More recently, climber Joe Kelsey is known for the golden retriever companions who have accompanied him on hundreds of expeditions in the Winds. (Gillette News-Record, WY)
Today in History - Oct. 11 Oct 11, 2009
In 1809, just over three years after the famous Lewis and Clark expedition ended, Meriwether Lewis was found dead in a Tennessee inn, an apparent suicide; he was 35. In 1890, the Daughters of the American Revolution was founded in Washington, D.C.. (Anchorage Daily News)
American legend Oct 9, 2009
Reenactors march to the grave site of Meriwether Lewis, marked by a stone monument, during the 200th Anniversary Commemoration held Wednesday afternoon at Meriwether Lewis National Park on the Natchez Trace ... Ceremony honors famed explorer Meriwether Lewis ... It took two centuries but Meriwether Lewis was finally honored as a genuine American hero Wednesday at a celebration held at his grave site just off the Natchez Trace Parkway near Hohenwald. (Columbia Daily Herald, TN)
Family fun continues with festivals this weekend Oct 8, 2009
Coming up this weekend are the Goats, Music Festival in Lewisburg, the Meriwether Lewis Arts s Fair in Hohenwald and the Antique Tractor Show ng in Spring Hill ... This weekend also provides the opportunity to take in the annual Meriwether Lewis Arts s show from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday near Hohenwald ... This event takes place at the Meriwether Lewis National Historic Area located at milepost 385. (Columbia Daily Herald, TN)
Author offers new perspective on death of Meriwether Lewis Oct 7, 2009
When the book Meriwether Lewis came off the press in March, the authors had no idea its release would coincide with the bicentennial year of the death of the famed explorer. The biography of Meriwether Lewis, penned by Thomas Danisi and co-authored by John Jackson, is the result of 14 years of extensive research ... The authors have re-examined the original Lewis and Clark documents and searched through obscure and overlooked sources to reveal a wealth of fascinating new information on the... (Columbia Daily Herald, TN)
Play explores 200-year-old Meriwether Lewis mystery Oct 6, 2009
On Oct. 11, 1809, Meriwether Lewis died near Hohenwald on the Natchez Trace ... It is one of several Meriwether Lewis-related events planned in Lewis County for the week leading up to the bicentennial of the explorer s death ... The play will open two days after Meriwether Lewis receives the honor of his first national memorial service. (Columbia Daily Herald, TN)
Park to host Meriwether Lewis fair Oct 6, 2009
For the past 37 years, the Maury County Arts Guild has produced the Meriwether Lewis Arts s Fair in cooperation with the National Park Service ... The fair is held at the Meriwether Lewis National historic area on the Natchez Trace Parkway near Hohenwald ... The fair is also in commemoration of the famed explorer, Meriwether Lewis, who s buried in the park. (Columbia Daily Herald, TN)
Crafts Show show coincides with Meriwether Lewis Bicentennial Oct 5, 2009
Crafts Show show coincides with Meriwether Lewis Bicentennial ... The Meriwether Lewis Arts s Show offers a taste of history as well as good food ... The 2009 Meriwether Lewis Arts and Crafts Show takes place 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Oct. 10-11. (Columbia Daily Herald, TN)
Long time coming Oct 4, 2009
HOHENWALD Two hundred years ago, Meriwether Lewis body was thrown into a shallow grave near the inn where he suffered two gunshot wounds ... But history buffs will likely continue to debate the question: Is Meriwether Lewis really at peace. (Columbia Daily Herald, TN)
Festival season begins this weekend Sep 17, 2009
Coming up in October will be the annual Country Ham Festival in Spring Hill, The Goats, Music Festival in Lewisburg, the Meriwether Lewis Crafts Fair in Hohenwald and the Antique Tractor Show at Rippavilla Plantation. Also now at Rippavilla and running through Nov. 1, visitors are invited to wander through the Corn Maze Solar System each Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. (Columbia Daily Herald, TN)
More of this story Sep 9, 2009
Meriwether Lewis and William Clark along with more than 30 crew members traveled 8,000 miles over two years to map the Missouri. The famous expedition passed through this area in September of 1804, camping a mere quarter mile from the site of the Cogan House Lodge. (Tyndall Tribune & Register, SD)
Clark's Hill remains much the same as when famed explorers passed Sep 4, 2009
Words were recorded by Captain William Clark on June 2, 1804, during his journey with Captain Meriwether Lewis and the Corps of Discovery in 1804, describe a place east of Jefferson City, in what is now Osage City, where the Missouri and Osage Rivers once met. The men camped there for three nights as they traveled westward to document the land acquired by the United States in the Louisiana Purchase. (Jefferson City News Tribune, MO)
Today in History Aug 31, 2009
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This day in history Aug 31, 2009
In 1803, explorer Meriwether Lewis departed Pittsburgh, sailing down the Ohio River; he joined up with William Clark in Louisville, Ky. the following October. (Boston Globe)
The Natchez Trace Aug 29, 2009
The Mystery of Meriwether Lewis. The Trace s most involves , the famed continental explorer of Lewis and Clark fame. (Suite101.com)
Tracing Welsh Ancestry Aug 27, 2009
Some well known Welsh descendants in America are actress Bette Davis, actor Humphrey Bogart, explorers Daniel Boone and Meriwether Lewis, authors Sinclair Lewis and Jack London, comedian Bob Hope and U. S. presidents James Madison, John Adams, John Quincy Adams, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, James Monroe, Calvin Coolidge and current President Barack Obama. The copyright of the article Tracing Welsh Ancestry in is owned by. (Suite101.com)
Happy birthday, Meriwether Lewis Aug 23, 2009
I was driving pell mell from Fargo to Bismarck on Tuesday night when it suddenly struck me that it was Meriwether Lewis's 235th birthday ... My own deep prejudice is that documents, near eyewitness accounts and historical analysis are a better tool than shovels in making sense of the richness and complexities of Meriwether Lewis. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
The Death of Meriwether Lewis Aug 21, 2009
Though he did not know it at the time, Meriwether Lewis was at the pinnacle of his career ... But only three years later, on October 11, 1809, Meriwether Lewis was mortally wounded while staying at a frontier inn along the Natchez Trace ... Did Meriwether Lewis Commit Suicide. (Suite101.com)
Western Iowa trail idea gets warm reception Aug 6, 2009
The Corps of Discovery, led by explorers Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, traveled the river in opening up the western United States two centuries ago. No route has been set, but that will happen after September meetings in Sioux City and elsewhere near the proposed trail. (Sioux City Journal, IO)
Cycling Missouri's Katy Trail, one sip at a time Jul 30, 2009
An added bonus for bicycling history buffs: much of the trail parallels the Missouri River and covers ground first explored more than 200 years ago by frontier pioneers Meriwether Lewis and William Clark. The Katy (named for the old Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad, or MKT for short) is actually a state park. (MSNBC -- Travel)
Signs of Lewis, Clark history - Months after being erected, interpretive markers dedicated in Caras Park Jul 16, 2009
What would Meriwether Lewis say. One of the four new signs at Caras Park that interpret the Lewis and Clark journey through Missoula depicts the captain flailing ignominiously in the Clark Fork River. (Missoulian, MT)
Pasco, WA, Park Honors Indian Guide... Jul 13, 2009
Meriwether Lewis and William Clark left St. Louis in May 1804, looking for an overland passage to the Pacific Ocean. Lewis & Clark Camped at Confluence of Rivers. (Suite101.com)
Abuse case put on hold Jul 10, 2009
Meriwether Lewis descendants seek to exhume remains. HOHENWALD Descendants of Meriwether Lewis launched a campaign Wednesday called Solve the Mystery to push park officials to allow the explorer s body to be exhumed ... It s almost like you could sit down with Meriwether Lewis and ask him what happened the morning of Oct. 11, 1809. (Columbia Daily Herald, TN)
Descendants delve into Lewis' death Jul 8, 2009
Sam Abell / National Geographic Society Meriwether Lewis, at right, served in the frontier militia under William Clark, at left ... -- a debate also rages over how explorer Meriwether Lewis reached his final resting place ... "We want to get information and input from all the family members who are descended from Meriwether Lewis," Mr. Reynolds said. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
America's Forgotten Lands Jun 24, 2009
The engine that drives Virgelle's economy is the Upper Missouri River Breaks National Monument, an isolated, coffee-colored stretch of river and surreal badlands that mesmerized explorer Meriwether Lewis when he floated the Upper Missouri at the beginning of the nineteenth century. "It seemed as if those scenes of visionary enchantment would never have an end," he wrote of the place. (Concierge.com)
Answers sought in explorer Lewis' death Jun 22, 2009
Patty Choate of the Tennessee Lewis and Clark Trail Heritage Foundation says of Meriwether Lewis' mysterious death, "You want to know, and you don't want to know." ... Their leader was Meriwether Lewis, who three years earlier had helped blaze a trail to the Pacific Ocean, cementing his fame in a young America ... Lewis' modern-day relatives say they have spent more than a decade trying to get permission from the federal government to have his body exhumed from its grave at the Meriwether Lewis... (USA Today)
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Their leader was Meriwether Lewis, who three years earlier had helped blaze a trail to the Pacific Ocean, cementing his fame in a young America. FIND MORE STORIES IN. (USA Today -- Tech)
Release of the swans: Humans as animated as wildlife at Blackfoot Valley project Jun 21, 2009
In 1806, Meriwether Lewis spotted a trumpeter swan when he was in the valley, but the birds later disappeared. They can't fly when they're molting, and their big white feathers became a popular decoration for things like hats. (Missoulian, MT)
Man paints scenes from Lewis and Clark route Jun 21, 2009
Published: Saturday, June 20, 2009 11:54 PM MDT CODY: It took less than three years for Meriwether Lewis and William Clark to complete their historic expedition, but Billings, Mont. artist Charles Fritz has spent much of the past decade retracing the route and creating 100 paintings illustrating the journey. (Gillette News-Record, WY)
Lewis and Clark exhibit travels to New Bloomfield Jun 16, 2009
Two centuries ago, Meriwether Lewis and William Clark passed through Missouri as part of their 7,000-mile trek to study the Indian tribes, plants, animals and terrain of the recently acquired Louisiana Purchase. For the next two months, a detailed description of that journey will be on display at the New Bloomfield Area Historical Society through the Lewis and Clark Across Missouri exhibit on loan from the Missouri State Archives. (Jefferson City News Tribune, MO)
FLYING PROUDLY: Interpretive Center boasts one of the largest flags in Siouxland Jun 16, 2009
The 15-star, 15-stripe flag pays homage to 1804 when explorers Meriwether Lewis and William Clark led their Corps of Discovery through Siouxland under a 15-star flag. At the time, the United States had 15 states. (Sioux City Journal, IO)
Upstream against the wind Jun 4, 2009
We would paddle downriver to the Meriwether Landing, where Meriwether Lewis camped in 1805. We might travel on to Mann Gulch and take a hike through wildfire history while noting its potential tragedy. (Helena Independent Record, MT)
New bronze memorial honors historic journey May 22, 2009
The 7-by-4-foot bronze sculpture, which depicts a scene from one of the most harrowing stops of Meriwether Lewis and William Clark s journey, will be celebrated with a dedication ceremony at 11 a.m. Saturday at Dismal Nitch Rest Area, one mile upriver from the Astoria-Megler Bridge on the Washington side of the Columbia. The sculpture brings to life an unpleasant stretch in early November 1805, when a violent storm trapped Lewis and Clark s expedition along a sliver of beach as waves smashed... (Longview Daily News, WA)
Tribune editorial:We are all to blame for river enforcement May 20, 2009
It has significant historical magnitude and might be best known because of American explorers Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, who journeyed the length of the river with the Corps of Discovery. The Missouri River is simply a fabulous treasure. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
The lure of the open road May 17, 2009
You can hear the sense of joy and expectation in the journal entry of Meriwether Lewis on the day when the Corps of Northwestern Discovery finally threw off its winter sedentariness and got back on the road, April 7, 1805. "We were now about to penetrate a country at least two thousand miles in width," Lewis wrote, "on which the foot of civilized man had never trodden ... entertaining as I do the most confident hope of succeeding in a voyage which had formed a darling project of mine for the... (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
Trader, peace broker part of expedition May 17, 2009
Nathaniel Pryor had joined the expedition led by William Clark and Meriwether Lewis because of his ability as a frontiersman and Indian negotiator. After the expedition was over, Pryor became a highly respected trader and peace broker with the Osage Indians. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
The last speaker: UND to honor Mandan, last to speak Nu'eta as 1st language May 11, 2009
Many people are familiar with the Mandan through the journals of Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, the explorers who spent six months wintering near the Nu'eta villages in the winter of 1805. The tribe is also captured in famed paintings by Karl Bodmer and George Catlin. (Missoulian, MT)
Fort Union in the footsteps of Karl Bodmer May 3, 2009
Even expedition commander Meriwether Lewis had to double up as specimen collector, celestial navigator, diplomat and field scientist ... After he "discovered" the Great Falls of the Missouri River on June 13, 1805, Meriwether Lewis - who was an outstanding writer - did his best to pen a description of the principal waterfall of the Missouri River, "which has from the commencement of time been concealed from the view of civilized man." ... On the bus from New Town to Fort Union, we kept saying,... (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
Meriwether Lewis family appalauds visitor’s center plan May 2, 2009
Meriwether Lewis family appalauds visitor s center plan ... With the 200th anniversary of his death approaching, descendants of American explorer Meriwether Lewis applauded the U.S. Department of the Interior s decision to set aside federal money to rehabilitate the Meriwether Lewis site in Tennessee ... The visitor center and the overall rehabilitation of the Meriwether Lewis Site will help preserve the legacy of a true American hero, Lewis descendant Howell Lewis Bowen of Charlottesville, Va. (Columbia Daily Herald, TN)
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With that, the girls were quickly off to a far-away wooded trail, where they would discover the Pacific Ocean vista that Meriwether Lewis and William Clark encountered in Oregon. Sure, it was just a scenic photograph that their teacher posted on a bench at the end of their scavenger hunt. (Daytona Beach News Journal)
Garden for growth: Missoula youngsters learn while working - or is this playing? Apr 19, 2009
Fourth-graders studying Meriwether Lewis and William Clark will come out to touch and smell the plants mentioned in the explorers' journals. Science classes can chart how fast seeds germinate, while writing classes can use the flower beds for inspiration. (Missoulian, MT)
Artist of the month Mar 13, 2009
Participants will be introduced to stories of tea history, including Captain Meriwether Lewis' fever remedy ... Captain Lewis likely learned about tea from his herbalist mother, Lucy Meriwether Lewis Marks. (Sioux City Journal)
Tales of misguided conclusions Mar 4, 2009
The Thompson bicentennial celebration is in its last of three years in Canada, where Thompson's exploits are held in much the same regard as Meriwether Lewis and William Clark's are down here ... William Clark went up it, and Meriwether Lewis came down with nine men in 1806, en route to the Great Falls on the Road to the Buffalo. (Missoulian, MT)
