The Lewis and Clark Expedition - Oregon Historical Markers on Waymarking.com

This sign is located at the Astoria Waterfront tower along the Astoria River Walk west of the Maritime Museum..

Marker Name: The Lewis and Clark Expedition
Marker Text: In 1804-06, Captains Meriwether Lewis and William Clark led about about 40 soldiers and boatmen on an epic journey. President Thomas Jefferson commissioned this “Corps of Discovery” to find a route to the Pacific Ocean through the newly acqured Louisiana territory. Along the way, they mapped the land, recorded its resources, and contacted its native inhabitants.
The landscape has changed since Lewis and Clark explored it: rivers have been dammed, forests cut over, prairies plowed under, and roads built to the horizon. Although remnants of wilderness still exist, immagine this land as Lewis and Clark first saw it two centuries ago.
The United States purchased the Louisiana territory - more than 83,000 square miles - from France in 1803. President Jefferson selected Meriwether Lewis to lead an expedition there. With Jefferson’s permission, Lewis asked his friend and former commanding officer, William Clark, to be co-leader. Although opposite in temperament, they worked harmoniously throughout the two-year journey.

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