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Contrary to popular belief, the expedition DID NOT begin in St. Louis, Missouri. The first entry in the Lewis and Clark Expedition Journals state that the journey began in Pittsburgh, PA on August 30, 1803. Lewis, who had been assigned by Jefferson sailed down the Ohio River with supplies towards St. Louis.
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. Meriwether Lewis had spent the time prior to their departure in St. Louis gathering information from mountain men returning from the west. They then departed St. Louis in May 1804 heading up the Missouri River.
If you don't believe that the expedition began in Pittsburgh, please check the related link below. It leads to a copy of the original Lewis and Clark Journals online. If you click the first entry, you will see that this is true
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In what year did Lewis and Clark leave for their expedition?
First of all, it was Meriwhether Lewis who was assigned to explore the West. Clark would offer to join up with the Discovery Corps weeks after Meriwether Lewis started his journey in Pittsburgh (yes, that's right, Pittsburgh, not St. Louis. Check out the related link to the Lewis and Clark Journals for that TRUE fact) And Lewis began his journey in 1803.
What time did Lewis and Clark leave for the expedition?
2000 BC
What city did Lewis and clark leave from?
St. Louis Missouri
When did the Lewis and clark expedition leave Saint Louis Missouri?
1804
When did Lewis and Clark leave St. Louis?
no were your face rocky mountains
When did the Lewis and Clark expedition leave St. Louis Missouri?
1492
What date did the Lewis and Clark expedition leave Fort Clatsop?
The Lewis and Clark expedition left Fort Clatsop on March 23, 1806.
What time did the Lewis and Clark expedition leave St. Louis?
In the Lewis and Clark journals it does not state specifically at what time Lewis and Clark left St. Louis. However, most of the time Lewis preferred to leave in the early morning to travel as far as possible. But it had rained during the first half of the day, so it can be supposed that Lewis and Clark left perhaps around 10:00 am rather than their usual 7:00 or 8:00 am.
What happened to Sacajawea to make her leave the minnetaree village?
Lewis and Clark needed her to guide them.
On what day did Lewis and Clark leave for their expedition into the Louisiana Purchase?
They left on May 14, 1803, when President Thomas Jefferson sent them to find a water route to the Pacific and explore westward lands beyond the Louisiana Purchase.
When did the corps of discovery leave?
The Corps of Discovery, led by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, left St. Louis on May 14, 1804, on their expedition to explore the newly acquired Louisiana Purchase territory.
When did Lewis and clark leave camp wood?
They left when they screwed the man and stool his money and he said please remember me.
