Lewis and Clark Expedition Returns
On September 23, 1806, the Lewis and Clark expedition returned to St. Louis. After more than two years since they first arrived in Missouri, an adventure that became an American legend had come to an end.
Read more about this in Tales From Missouri and the Heartland.
Ross Malone contributed to this post. Ross has authored many books about Missouri’s history, weird facts, and folk tales as a historian and a retired school teacher. He has also written children’s historical fiction. Visit his website, and buy his books in the Missouri Life store.
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