To answer that question, I have to say first that it did not begin in St. Louis, because before Lewis met up with Clark, he began the expedition on August 30, 1803 in Pittsburgh PA. Lt. William Clark would offer to join Lewis on the expedition weeks later on October 13, 1803 at Camp Dubois (in present-day Indiana). They then named their team the 'Corps of Discovery'. From there, they sailed down the Ohio River towards St. Louis. The expedition then ended on September 23, 1806 upon their return to St. Louis from Oregon.
If you say the expedition began on October 13, 1803 when Clark joined in, the expedition took about 2 years, 11 months, and 10 days.
If you say the expedition began when Lewis first left Pittsburgh on August 30, 1803, then the expedition took about 3 years and 25 days.
The Lewis and Clark expedition last exactly Two years, four months, ten daysno, it lasted 1 year and eleven months.
about 2 years and 4 months
it was 2 years 5 months
two years They started in May 1804 and returned in September 1806.
Meriwether Lewis was 29 years old when he began the expedition
Well, honey, Lewis and Clark's expedition lasted about 28 months from May 1804 to September 1806. So, if my math is correct, that's a little over 2 years of trekking through the wild unknown. Those boys really knew how to rough it out in the great outdoors!
The Lewis (Meriwether Lewis;29) and Clark (William Clark;33) expedition took exactly 2 years, 4 months, and 9 days. Sacajawea was with them 2 years of the trip. They thought it would only take till the fall (they started in march), but they didn't realize how big the land was
At the very beginning of the Lewis and Clark expedition, Meriwether Lewis was 29 years old and William Clark was 33.
2 years
about four years ago
Meriwether Lewis was 29 years old and William Clark was 33.
The Lewis and Clark expedition took place from 1804 to 1806, making it approximately 215 years ago.