Lewis and Clark in Kentucky / Danville, Danville, Boyle County, Kentucky
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krsmith2
N 37° 38.732 W 084° 46.203
16S E 696734 N 4168825
William Clark visited his nephews here in school.
Waymark Code: WMJTWM
Location: Kentucky, United States
Date Posted: 12/31/2013
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Lewis and Clark in Kentucky
Danville
In December 1806, William Clark, coleader of the Lewis and Clark Expedition to the Pacific Ocean, visited his nephews in school in Danville. Clark was en route to Washington to report to President Jefferson and other government officials about the journey.
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Danville
It is likely that the Expedition coleader Meriwether Lewis visited Danville in November 1806 with Expedition veterans and a Mandan Indian delegation while traveling the Wilderness Road eastward to Washington.
Presented by the Ohio River Chapter - Lewis & Clark Trail Heritage Foundation, National Park Service, Ky. Lewis & Clark Bicentennial Commission, Boyle Co. Fiscal Court, City of Danville.
Marker Name: Lewis and Clark in Kentucky / Danville
Marker Location: City
Type of Marker: Person
Marker Number (for official markers): 2216
Group(s) Responsible for placing Marker:
Kentucky Historical Society, Kentucky Department of Highways.
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