
Seaman - Meriwether Lewis' dog - Ft. Lewis Washington
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N 47° 06.129 W 122° 35.278
10T E 531265 N 5216598
I spotted this statue on a visit to Ft. Lewis.
Waymark Code: WM2A90
Location: Washington, United States
Date Posted: 10/01/2007
Views: 134
A great wikipedia entry:
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Paraphrased from Wiki:
Seaman was a black Newfoundland dog. He was purchased for $20 by Captain Meriwether Lewis for his famed Lewis and Clark expedition.
During the expedition, around May 14, 1805, Seaman was bitten by a beaver. Both Captains, Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, performed surgery on one of Seaman's arteries in his hind leg. At the beginning of the return journey, In early 1806, Seaman was stolen by Indians and Lewis uncharacteristically threatened to burn down their village unless the dog was returned.