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Lewis and Clark
In the early 1800s, Meriweather Lewis and William Clark charted the vast Louisiana Territory, providing the first maps and detailed documentation of its geography, plants, animals, and Indigenous populations.
Curated Video
Zebulon Pike’s Expeditions
A video entitled “Zebulon Pike’s Expeditions” that examines the importance and legacy of explorer Zebulon Pike’s two famous journeys into the American West.
Ancient Lights Media
Atlas of the United States: The Great Plains Region: Historical Highlights
This clip explores the historical history, and some important cultural features of the Great Plains Region.
Weird History
Insane Facts About the Lewis And Clark Expedition
American history is full of wild tales of adventure, genuinely ludicrous achievements, and no small amount of super depressing things. Caught in this tawdry tangle of sometimes violent and horrific, sometimes glorious and heroic history...
Sherman Grinberg Film Library
Gov. Charles Sprague leads citizenship ceremony at Oregon capitol; shows emblem and sculpture
People entering door with word Governor over entrance / CU Gov. Charles Sprague shaking hands with woman smiling, man behind her looking on / Sprague shaking hands with man, others behind / pan interior capitol building, crowd on floor...
Library of Congress
Loc: Journeys and Crossing: Jefferson's Letter to Meriwether Lewis
Watch this interesting webcast by Gerard Gawalt from the Library of Congress as he discusses the importance of the letter from Thomas Jefferson to Lewis that initiated the Lewis and Clark Expedition.