Lewis & Clark Bicentennial Monument -- Lewis & Clark Park, Falls of the Ohio SP, Clarksville IN
N 38° 17.245 W 085° 46.613
16S E 606968 N 4238413
The monument commemorating the 200th anniversary of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, where the expedition started
Waymark Code: WM15TH4
Location: Indiana, United States
Date Posted: 02/24/2022
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This plaque is affixed to a boulder in the Lewis and Clark Park parking area near the George Rogers Clark Homesite (William Clark's older brother). It's one of many interesting monuments, historical sites and displays at this location -- well worth a visit!
The plaque reads as follows:
"Trail of Lewis and Clark Lewis and Clark expedition started here George Rogers Clark - Home Site William Clark - Residence October 26, 1803 --------------------------------------------
Capt. Meriwether Lewis traveled from Monticello and Washington D.C. to join Capt. William Clark, quartered here, a Surveyor and Cartographer, the Corp's nine recruits, Clark's slave York and Lewis's black Newfoundland dog seaman, to go on board a keelboat and a pirogue that set sail westward, down the Ohio River, destination Ft. Massac for the first 1803-04 winter encampment. Afterwards, they continued West up the Missouri River, crossing Indian nations, exploring the Louisiana territory and the American West
-------------------------------------------- PRESIDENTIAL PROCLAMATION LEWIS & CLARK BICENTENNIAL 2003-3006 CORPS OF DISCOVERY II --------------------------------------------
NATIONAL SIGNATURE EVENT CLARKSVILLE, INDIANA October 14 to 26, 2003
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CABIN CORPS OF DISCOVERY NATIONAL SPACIAL REFERENCE SYSTEM MONUMENT
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) NOAA's National Geodetic Survey (NGS) Indiana Society of Professional Land Surveyors (ISPLS) ISPL'S Initial Point Chapter
Convened here at George Rogers Clark Home Site, October 26, 2003, to dedicate this monument marker with a 4 inch diameter engraved brass tablet stamped: "PEACE AND FRIENDSHIP" - CORPS OF DISCOVERY ----- SURVEY CONTROL ------ LATITUDE 38* 17'14.6256" (N) LONGITUDE 085* 46'36.71093 (W) NAD 83 (1997) ELEVATION 430.054 Ft. (NAVD 1988)
The exact geographic location was determined via satellite placed Global Positioning System (GPS) that is part of a National, and World-wide Spatial Reference System (NSRS)
-------------------------------------------- Clarksville Historical Society Town of Clarksville Falls of the Ohio State Park, Indiana Elmer L. Hoehn Family"
Subject: Country
Commemoration: October 26, 2003
Date of Founding: October 26, 1803
Date of Commemoration: October 26, 2003
Address: Lewis and Clark Park
George Rogers Clark Home Site
Falls of the Ohio State Park
Clarksville IN
Overview Photograph:
Yes
Detail Photograph:
Yes
Web site if available: Not listed
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