John Shields Lewis and Clark Expedition Member - Corydon, Indiana
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John Shields Lewis and Clark Expedition Member Historical Marker in Corydon, Indiana.
Waymark Code: WM3G6R
Location: Indiana, United States
Date Posted: 04/01/2008
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Historical marker reads: "Shields, born 1769 in Virginia, served as a private for the entire Lewis and Clark Expedition from October 19, 1803 until October 10, 1806; "one of its Nine Young Men from Kentucky," he was a skilled gunsmith and blacksmith. The Corps of Discovery explored lands of Louisiana Purchase and Pacific Northwest, 1803-1806. Shields settled in southern Indiana by June 1807; appointed captain in Clark County militia July 1807. Died in Harrison County in December 1809."
County: Harrison County, Indiana
Year Placed: 2004
Name: John Shields Lewis and Clark Expedition Member
ID#: Not listed
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