Lewis and Clark In Illinois - Old Shawneetown, Illinois
Posted by: Groundspeak Charter Member BruceS
N 37° 41.764 W 088° 08.110
16S E 399923 N 4172700
Historical marker noting Lewis and Clark visiting area in 1803.
Waymark Code: WM6FBH
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 05/25/2009
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Corp Of Discovery
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Lewis and Clark in Illinois

In the fall of 1803, Captain Meriwether Lewis and William Clark passed this place with about twenty men on their way westward.  At the confluence of the Wabash and Ohio Rivers, they first reach territory that is now the State of Illinois.  They then turned their boats south on the Ohio toward Fort Massac.

County: Gallatin

Historical Society: Illinois Lewis and Clark Bicentennial Commission

Dedication Date: 2003/01/01

Location: Main & Washington, Old Shawneetown

Website: Not listed
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