Captain Wm. Clark
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BruceS
N 45° 44.163 W 109° 45.431
12T E 596690 N 5065472
Historical marker commemorating the Lewis and Clark Expedition which had passed through the area.
Waymark Code: WM23D7
Location: Montana, United States
Date Posted: 08/28/2007
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Captain Wm. Clark
You are now following the historic trail of the Lewis and Carl Expedition.
On his return from the Pacific in July 1806. Captain Clark camped for six
days about forty miles downstream, near Park City. The Expedition had been
looking for timber suitable for building canoes ever since striking the river
near Livingston. They found a couple of large cotton woods here that would
serve. They fitted their axes with handles made from chokecherry and went
to work making two canoes. When finished they laced them together with a
deck of buffalo hides between. Seven men, Sacajawea and her child went
curving down the river on this makeshift yacht, arriving at the mouth of the
Yellowstone August 3rd. captain Lewis split off north on the return trip
and explored the Marias River and returned via the Missouri, joining them on
August 12th ~ text of marker