27 November 2020 | Author/Destination: North America / Nordamerika | Rubric: General
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Route of the expedition © Victor van Werkhooven
The
Lewis and Clark Expedition from August 31, 1803, to September 25, 1806, also known as the
Corps of Discovery Expedition, was the United States expedition to cross the newly acquired western portion of the country after the
Louisiana Purchase. The
Corps of Discovery was a select group of
U.S. Army and
civilian volunteers under the command of Captain
Meriwether Lewis and his close friend Second Lieutenant
William Clark. The expedition made its way westward, and crossed the
Continental Divide of the Americas before reaching the
Pacific Coast (
Timeline of the Lewis and Clark Expedition).
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