Patrick Gass (1771-1870)
Enlisted by Meriwether Lewis as a private in the Lewis & Clark Expedition, 1803-1806; selected as a Sergeant in August, 1804. His carpentry and soldiering skills earned written commendation from Lewis. Gass later published his diaries of the Expedition. A veteran of the War of 1812 and Battle of Lundy's Lane, Ontario, Gass was born and resided here until age 10.
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