Key Stops and Landmarks of Lewis and Clark
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What present-day state contains the site of Camp Dubois, where the expedition spent the winter of 1803–1804 preparing?
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What landmark near present-day Sioux City, Iowa, is named after the only member of the expedition to die during the journey?
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What cause led to the death of Sergeant Charles Floyd in August 1804?
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What landmark in Montana is the only remaining physical evidence of the expedition carved directly onto rock by William Clark?
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What three rivers meet at Three Forks, Montana, to form the Missouri River?
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What site near the Pacific Coast was constructed as winter quarters in December 1805?
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Where did Lewis and Clark spend their first winter living alongside Native Mandan and Hidatsa villages?
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What famous rock formation along the Columbia River Gorge served as a major navigation landmark near tidal waters?
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What river confluence was the location of Fort Union, built later near where Lewis and Clark mapped the junction of two major rivers?
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Where did Meriwether Lewis discover the source springs of the Missouri River high in the mountains?
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What physical geographic challenge at the Great Falls of Montana delayed the expedition for nearly a month?
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At what city did the expedition return in triumph on September 23, 1806, ending their two-year journey?