Lewis and Clark Expedition, the first overland expedition to lay ground to develop the American West

27 November 2020 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General Reading Time:  11 minutes

Route of the expedition © Victor van Werkhooven

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).   read more…

Antebellum architecture of the Southern United States

3 December 2018 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General, Architecture Reading Time:  17 minutes

Rosedown Plantation House in St. Francisville, Louisiana © Z28scrambler/cc-by-sa-3.0

Rosedown Plantation House in St. Francisville, Louisiana © Z28scrambler/cc-by-sa-3.0

Antebellum architecture (meaning “prewar”, from the Latin ante, “before”, and bellum, “war”) is the neoclassical architectural style characteristic of the 19th-century Southern United States, especially the Deep South, from after the birth of the United States with the American Revolution, to the start of the American Civil War. Antebellum architecture is especially characterized by Georgian, Neo-classical, and Greek Revival style plantation homes and mansions.   read more…

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