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Meriwether Lewis

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Lewis, Meriwether

(1774–1809) explorer, soldier; born in Albemarle County, Va. He became President Thomas Jefferson's private secretary (1801) and was chosen, with William Clark, to lead an overland expedition to the Pacific Ocean. He and Clark made careful observations of the wildlife and lands that they passed through on their journey (1804–06). Lewis was governor of the Louisiana Territory (1806–09) and died mysteriously while on his way to Washington, D.C., in 1809.
The Cambridge Dictionary of American Biography, by John S. Bowman. Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1995. Reproduced with permission.
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In October 1803, Meriwether Lewis traveled down the Ohio River recruiting men for his Corps of Discovery, which was about to strike out on its fabled journey across the continent to map and explore.
On their epic journey across the West, from 1804-1806, Meriwether Lewis and William Clark kept detailed notes on the flora and fauna they discovered during their adventures.
What once was a large patch of grass outside the Meriwether Lewis Elementary School in Portland, Oregon, has grown into the Lewis Learning Gardens--a dream come true for members of the school community.
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Llyfr o straeon ydi o am Meriwether Lewis, William Clark, tua 30 o ddynion eraill, un ferch a babi deithiodd i fyny'r Missouri.
The tradition of nature and travel writing initiated by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark in their Journals (1814) comes to bear on the meticulous detailing of wilderness living in Henry David Thoreau's Walden (1854), as well as the acute observations of Mark Twain's legendary narrator in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1885).
One of the most precious documents in American history happens to be a letter written by President Thomas Jefferson to a 29-year-old gentleman named Meriwether Lewis. In this letter, composed on June 20, 1803, Jefferson laid out a blueprint for the expedition he wanted Lewis to lead.
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