#269 - Lewis and Clark
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Volcanoguy
N 45° 39.583 W 113° 58.557
12T E 268159 N 5060548
History sign on U.S. Hwy. 93 south of Lost Pass.
Waymark Code: WMFFQ4
Location: Idaho, United States
Date Posted: 10/12/2012
Views: 3
Idaho History Marker about three miles south of Lost Pass along U.S. Hwy. 93.
Marker Name: Lewis and Clark
Marker Type: Roadside
Marker Text:
On their way north searching for a route over Idaho’s mountain barrier, Lewis and Clark left this canyon and ascended a high ridge to reach Bitterroot Valley, September 3-4, 1805.
No Indian trail came this way, but Tobe, their experienced Shoshoni guide, got them past here anyway. They had to follow a difficult ridgetop divide over peaks more than 1000 feet higher than this highway. They met some Flathead Indians who surprised them by speaking a language stranger than anything they had ever heard.
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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