Lewis & Clark - Cave-In-Rock, IL
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YoSam.
N 37° 28.117 W 088° 09.978
16S E 396865 N 4147498
Lewis & Clark pointing again. I guess their teachers failed to convince them pointing is not good.
Waymark Code: WMNVDH
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 05/06/2015
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County of art: Hardin County
Location of art: Market St. & Main St. (IL-1), Cave-in-Rock
Again they are pointing, and again they accompany a couple of marker about their passing this area.
I think this time they are pointing at Cave-In_Rock and warning each other that pirates lurk there.
Text of Illinois Lewis and Clark Bicentennial Commission marker:
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.
A second marker erected by Illinois Bureau of Tourism, National Park Service, Southern Illinois Tourism Development Office
Its text:
This natural cave located nearby was known to European explorers as early as 1729. Its location was noted in diaries and journals of travelers. It was noted on maps used by Lewis and Clark.
Late in the 18th century, The Cave was habitat for robbers, thieves, and gangs. These malefactors included Samuel Mason and the Harpe Brothers.
Knowing of the cave's history, Lewis and Clark would have approached this point with caution.