Lewis and Clark Expedition
On Aug. 31, 1803, Capt. Meriwether Lewis launched a 50-foot "keeled boat" from Ft. Fayette, 100 yards downriver. This marked the beginning of the 3-year expedition commissioned by President Jefferson, which opened America to westward expansion.
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