When Lewis and Clark?
The Lewis and Clark Expedition from August 31, 1803, to September 25, 1806, Also Known as the Corps of Discovery Expedition, Was the United States Expedition...
The Lewis and Clark Expedition from August 31, 1803, to September 25, 1806, also known as the Corps of Discovery Expedition, was the United States expedition to cross the newly acquired western portion of the country after the Louisiana Purchase.
When and where the Lewis and Clark begin and end?
Expedition from May 14, 1804, to October 16, 1805. Over the duration of the trip, from May 14, 1804, to September 23, 1806, from St. Louis, Missouri, to the Pacific Ocean and back, the Corps of Discovery, as the expedition company was called, traveled nearly 8,000 miles (13,000 km).
When did Lewis and Clark set out from St. Louis?
The Corps of Discovery departed from Camp Dubois (Camp Wood) at 4 pm on May 14, 1804. Under Clark's command, they traveled up the Missouri River in their keelboat and two pirogues to St. Charles, Missouri where Lewis joined them six days later. The expedition set out the next afternoon, May 21.
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