#122 - Lewis and Clark
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Volcanoguy
N 45° 24.279 W 113° 59.504
12T E 265872 N 5032258
History sign on U.S. Hwy. 93 north of Salmon, Idaho.
Waymark Code: WMFFHE
Location: Idaho, United States
Date Posted: 10/11/2012
Views: 2
Idaho History Marker about 19 miles north of Salmon, Idaho along U.S. Hwy. 93.
Marker Name: Lewis and Clark
Marker Type: Roadside
Marker Text:
Hoping for an easy river trip to the Pacific. Clark explored the first few miles of the rugged canyon of the Salmon below here late in August 1805.
His small advance party camped near here with poor but friendly Indians. Clark reported that the Salmon “is almost on continued rapid,” and that passage “with canoes is entirely impossible,” so the expedition had to buy packhorses and go 110 miles north to an Indian trail across the mountains.
County: Lemhi
Group Responsible for Placement: State of Idaho
City: Not listed
Date Dedicated: Not listed
Marker Number: Not listed
Web link(s) for additional information: Not listed
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