Tree dedicated to the Bicentennial launching of the Lewis & Clark Expedition
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N 40° 26.420 W 080° 00.490
17T E 584116 N 4477104
This tree was dedicated in 2003 to mark the bicentennial of the launching of the Lewis & Clark Expedition in Pittsburgh in 1803.
Waymark Code: WM7715
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 09/11/2009
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On August 31, 1803, Captain Meriweather Lewis launched the boat from the area near this tree to begin the 3 year Lewis and Clark Expedition. The marker says:
LEWIS AND CLARK EXPEDITION
DEDICATED TO THE UNDAUNTED COURAGE
OF THE CORPS OF DISCOVERY
200TH ANNIVERSARY
1803--2003
IN COOPERATION WITH:
PA DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES
PA URBAN AND COMMUNITY FORESTRY COUNCIL
US FOREST SERVICE
MATTHEWS BRONZE
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The site is near Heinz Field and the confluence of the Allegheny, Monongahela and Ohio Rivers.