The following links provide additional information on the Lewis and Clark journey as well as other Lewis and Clark related resources across the country and on the web.

Lewis & Clark Sites - Virginia Links

Home Front Chapter of the Lewis & Clark Trail Heritage Foundation -  plus link to its quarterly newsletter.

 An Exhibition of Maps and Navigational Instruments at the University of Virginia  The Special Collections of the University of Virginia Library features  "Exploring the West from Monticello," an exhibit from the McGregor collection of early maps.

Monticello - The many aspects of Thomas Jefferson's life and legacy are told at his home, and this website is an introduction to the Jefferson story.  The Monticello website contains a section on Lewis and Clark under "What's New at Monticello."  These new web pages focus on Jefferson's role in the Lewis and Clark Expedition.

Poplar Forest - Jefferson enjoyed “the solitude of a hermit” at his year-round retreat near Lynchburg, Virginia. At the heart of this 4800-acre plantation in beautiful Bedford County, Jefferson built his final, personal architectural masterpiece -- an octagonal house surrounded by an elaborate villa landscape.

Fincastle, Virginia - home to William Clark's wife - publishes a booklet about the Fincastle connection to the Lewis and Clark Expedition.

Hosted by the museum at the Virginia Military Institute in Lexington, Virginia, this site shows the air rifle purchased for the expedition.

The Virginia Council on Indians has a website with links to the eight recognized tribes in Virginia and other Native American organizations.

A summer program is being offered by the Virginia Museum of Natural History at the University of Virginia on the Lewis and Clark Adventures. The museum also features "The Flora and Fauna of the Lewis & Clark Expedition" runing through December, 2003. Information can be found at the website
http://www.virginia.edu/vmnh-uva/calendar.html

UVa's Lewis & Clark Bicentennial Project Web site - http://www.vcdh.virginia.edu/lewisandclark/

UVA Health Sciences Library's report on Lewis and Clark medical issues:
http://www.med.virginia.edu/hs-library/historical/lewis_clark/index.html

Announcing an upcoming exhibition at the Virginia Historical Society in Richmond, "Beyond Lewis & Clark: The Army Explores the West" July 1 -December 30, 2003. - http://www.vahistorical.org/exhibits/exhibits_future.htm

Lewis and Clark Organizations

Lewis and Clark Trail Heritage Foundation    This is the official site of the Lewis and Clark Trail Heritage Foundation.   

The National Bicentennial Lewis and Clark Council hosts this site with information about the bicentennial commemoration beginning 2003.

Philadelphia Chapter Lewis and Clark Trail Heritage Foundation - Official Site of the Philadelphia Chapter

Pacific County Friends of Lewis and Clark - After 4,100 miles of travel up the Missouri, over the Rockies and down the Columbia River, Lewis and Clark finally arrived within view of the Ocean.
Note: Pacific County is the twin county to Albemarle County. Its city of Long Beach is paired with Charlottesville.

Other Lewis & Clark Sites

May 2003: Cargo - Equipment and Supplies of the Lewis and Clark Expedition. Exhibit opens at the Columbia Gorge Discovery Center and Museum. Cargo will exhibit and interpret the variety of material goods involved in launching the transcontinental expedition. Original research has revealed that roughly 30 tons of equipment was hauled by the 33-person expedition. Lewis divided his equipment needs into seven discreet categories: Indian presents, arms and accoutrements, medicines, clothing, mathematical instruments, camp equipment and provisions, and transportation. The exhibit will be developed around these seven themes. Indian Presents will open in May 2003. The grand opening of Cargo in its entirety will be in the spring of 2004 and the exhibit will be on view through the summer of 2006. Contact: Columbia Gorge Discovery Center and Museum, (541) 296-8600, ext. 203.

May 3 - July 31, 2003: Skamokawa Indian Village Display, NW Woodcarvers Association, Three Creeks Community Library. http://www.fvrl.org.

May 8 - July 27, 2003: "End of Our Journey Exhibit" features Lewis & Clark's journey through Washington State, O.O. Howard House. Contact: (360) 992-1800, Vancouver National Historic Reserve Home Page.

May 23 - September 2, 2003: The Lewis & Clark Explorer Train, traveling from Portland to Astoria, via the water level Columbia River rail route. Contact: Oregon Department of Transportation, download fact sheet (PDF file).

July 13 - November 15, 2003: Reflecting On Lewis & Clark: Contemporary Native American Viewpoints, Maryhill Museum of Art. Curated by Pat Courtney Gold, Wasco Nation of the Warm Springs Confederated Tribes of Oregon, this exhibit features contemporary artwork by nationally recognized Native American artists who have created paintings, sculptures, and traditional artifacts that interpret and express their thoughts on the Lewis and Clark expedition of 1803-06. Reception on July 13 will include a solo flute performance by James Greeley (Hopi/Wasco) and traditional tribal dances by Native American dancers. Contact: Maryhill Museum of Art, (509) 773-3733.

http://www.thejourneycontinues.org/ is the College of Lewis and Clark's description of educational programs that emphasize the lasting legacy of the Expedition in the context of the American Enlightenment. Lewis & Clark College will make available its resources to the students, the scholarly community and the general public through conferences, lectures, symposia, exhibits, publications, and special events during the Bicentennial and beyond. This site will be updated each week of the Bicentennial.

http://www.ohiodnr.com/lewisandclark/
(Lists events celebrating the Lewis and Clark Expedition Eastern Legacy)

http://www.lrd.usace.army.mil/PA/LC.html
(has the Eastern Legacy calendar posted on it with websites for more information)

http://www.lewisandclark200.org/
(national signature events)

http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/travel/lewisandclark
(wealth of Lewis and Clark information about the expedition)

Another interesting site that explores the issues, values and vision of the Expedition is http://www.lewis-clark.org. It has a new feature every month and includes lots of interesting information for those interested in the Lewis and Clark expedition.

Lewis and Clark - Washington State University   This is a living, interactive exhibit. The Lewis and Clark journals have been written by a team of students at Washington State University. Illustrations have been gathered by another team of students from museums and historical archives.

"Discovering Lewis & Clark" is an exciting interactive site produced by Dr. Joseph A. Mussulman and featuring a synopsis of the expedition by historian Harry W. Fritz.

National Geographic Site - This site allows the visitor to  "Go West Across America" with Lewis and Clark.  With its interactive features, adults and children make decisions on what to carry, when to advance, and which river fork to take.  These are compared  with decisions made by the Corps of Discovery with brief quotes from the Lewis and Clark journal. 

Based on the Ken Burns' film,  "Lewis & Clark, The journey of the Corps of Discovery", this PBS Site  features maps, a timeline and historical background about the expedition's members.

This site provides a" bibliography",  Lewis & Clark on the Information Superhighway, of other websites related to the Lewis and Clark Expedition.

Links to other sites with information about Native American tribes.

A New Look at the Lewis & Clark Expedition  The York Documentary Film (under construction)

Other Virginia Links

The Albemarle County Historical Society in Charlottesville, Virginia has a collection of papers and historical documents about the Charlottesville-Albemarle area.  The Society sponsors a walking tour of the Court Square area of Downtown Charlottesville that existed during the time Jefferson and Lewis lived nearby

The Virginia Frontier Museum in Staunton, Virginia links the settlement of Virginia by Europeans as the first frontier, and its website describes the visitor facility just over the Blue Ridge Mountains from Jefferson's Monticello.

The Virginia Historical Society in Richmond, Virginia exhibited "Charting the Future: Famous Explorers and Expeditions from Virginia" through May 2001. Other exhibits will be displayed for the Lewis and Clark Bicentennial. In July, "Beyond Lewis and Clark" will open.

Ash Lawn-Highland,  home of President James Monroe, who negotiated the Louisiana Purchase prior to the Lewis and Clark Expedition, is located near Monticello in Albemarle County, Virginia.

A Place for all Seasons-Jefferson's Country  This site, home of the Charlottesville-Albemarle Visitor Center, introduces tourists to Jefferson's country.

Central Virginia Information    Heritage and natural beauty abound in Central Virginia, and More 

Local Tourism Information     

City of Charlottesville   An overview of Charlottesville's history, setting, climate and quality of life.

 Welcome to Albemarle County, a community of 80,000 people nestled on the edge of the Blue Ridge Mountains with a rich heritage stemming from early residents Thomas Jefferson, James Monroe, and James Madison.

Other Links

Check out www.keelboat.com : Master Boatbuilder Butch Bouvier's webpage in Onawa, Iowa. Butch researches, designs and produces historical boats, including keelboats and other vessels from the Lewis and Clark Expedition. Butch is a consultant to the boatbuilding project of the Lewis and Clark Exploratory Center of Virginia.

Along the Western Trail

Sponsored by the National Park Service, this site connects the traveler to the 11 western states along the Lewis and Clark Trail from Missouri to Washington.

L&C Center in Great Falls, Montana    The U.S. Forest Service's Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center in Great Falls, Montana is a premier visitor centers along the Trail.  The City of Great Falls also hosts a site featuring  other Lewis and Clark interests in the area: www.ci.great-falls.mt.us

Idaho Public Television has created a series about Lewis and Clark Expedition in Idaho, and this site contains information not only about its experiences in the Bitterroot Mountains, but also the contributions of Sacagawea, "Old Toby", another Lemhi Shoshoni, and the Nez Perce tribe. It features a test of knowledge about the Expedition.

The U.S. Forest Service hosts this site, which contains information about the Expedition's journey across the Rocky Mountains, the Continental Divide and various Native Americans tribes including the Mandan, Shoshoni and Flathead. 

 

Acknowledgements

This website is supported by a grant from the Virginia Tourism Corporation in cooperation with the Thomas Jefferson Planning District, the City of Charlottesville, Home Front Chapter of the Lewis and Clark Trail Heritage Foundation and the Charlottesville-Albemarle Visitor Center.