Lewis and Clark in Illinois ~ Cave-In-Rock, IL
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member YoSam.
N 37° 28.117 W 088° 09.978
16S E 396865 N 4147498
One of a series about the Expedition, arranged along the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers in Illinois.
Waymark Code: WM9PEN
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 09/14/2010
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Corp Of Discovery
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Lewis and Clark in Illinois
Meriwether Lewis, and William Clark, and about twenty men passed this place in the fall of 1803 on their famous journey westward. Cave-In-Rock, a natural landmark near here, was well known and noted on some early maps of this area. The party continued on to Fort Massac.

County: Hardin County

Historical Society: State of Illinois and the Illinois Lewis and Clark Bicentennial Commission

Dedication Date: 2003

Location: Market St. & Canal St. (IL-1), Cave-in-Rock

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