Pittsburgh has had many firsts over the years and one of them involves being the launching point for Lewis and Clark and ...

Controversy over Meriwether Lewis' death has descendants and scholars campaigning to exhume his body at his grave site in Tennessee. Connie Ricca / Corbis Captain Meriwether Lewis—William Clark’s ...

BALDWYN, Miss. (AP) — Clark Richey of Baldwyn has heard the legends of the Natchez Trace throughout the course of his lifetime, growing up just miles away from the 444-mile stretch of ancient land. “I ...

Sept. 23 (UPI) --On this date in history: In 1806, U.S. explorers Meriwether Lewis and William Clark returned to St. Louis on their historic journey from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Coast and ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. To commemorate the bicentennial of ...

KING AND QUEEN — A new historical highway marker approved for King and Queen County will recognize early colonial immigrant John Lewis, an ancestor of Meriwether Lewis of Lewis and Clark expedition ...

In July of 1806, Captain Meriwether Lewis and three of his companions had a violent confrontation with the Blackfeet, resulting in at least one dead warrior. This encounter would lead to strained ...

Mr. Thomas Danisi, St. Louis based historian and co-author of a new book "Meriwether Lewis," will visit Cape Girardeau on Saturday, February 27th. He will present a program at the Cape Public Library ...