Lewis & Clark Expedition
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WildWithinHer
replying to @59NationalParks @59NationalParks @Wild_Tribute @misskimmy13 Oh, I think I have a little extra on this topic. I was Washington State's L&C Bicentennial field coordinator for three years. I ate, slept, and breathed the Expedition. #ParkChat
mamanobles
replying to @WildWithinHer @WildWithinHer @Wild_Tribute @misskimmy13 I thought it started in Pittsburgh. #ParkChat
LewisClarkTrail
replying to @e_terren
@e_terren That's a great idea! If you want a list of sites that can be visited along the trail here's a link that breaks it down by state! https://t.co/WoX1HdQXth
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LewisClarkTrail
replying to @WildWithinHer
@WildWithinHer @e_terren @Wild_Tribute Glad you brought that up. We are extremely sensitive to using the word "discover" because in fact, there was an entire population of American Indians along the way.
#parkchat And they are STILL here.
LewisClarkTrail
Q4: Most people have a basic 4th grade knowledge of the #lewisandclark story. But how would our understanding of the expedition change if we looked at it as if we were standing on the shore watching the Corps of Discovery pass by on boats? #parkchat
59NationalParks
RT @LewisClarkTrail: @e_terren That's a great idea! If you want a list of sites that can be visited along the trail here's a link that brea…
Wild_Tribute
replying to @Parkasaur @Parkasaur @LewisClarkTrail Amazing. Sounds like the perfect book or blog series #ParkChat
fullvanfun
replying to @Parkasaur @Parkasaur @LewisClarkTrail Awesome! We've done the entire @SantaFeTrail1 - maybe completing @LewisClarkTrail will be next - North and South Dakota are the last contiguous US states we need to visit! #ParkChat
59NationalParks
replying to @LewisClarkTrail @LewisClarkTrail @e_terren Thanks for sharing this. #ParkChat
WildWithinHer
replying to @misskimmy13 @misskimmy13 @LewisClarkTrail @mdeichlerauthor Martin Plamondon assembled a three-volume series of trail maps several years ago, but it's the actual trail from the journals and other evidence. Maybe NatGeo or Falcon? #ParkChat
t_jh2009
replying to @LewisClarkTrail @LewisClarkTrail A3) I'm not quite sure how diverse was though it may have reflected America at that time. Whereas I that the de Anza Exposition included people from European, African & Native American ancestry. #ParkChat
e_terren
replying to @LewisClarkTrail @LewisClarkTrail A3. Well, the obvious answer is that it included a woman, a Native American, a black man. But, it was also made up of men who were educated, and those who were not; with military experience, and with none. #parkchat
59NationalParks
RT @LewisClarkTrail: Q4: Most people have a basic 4th grade knowledge of the #lewisandclark story. But how would our understanding of the e…
Wild_Tribute
RT @LewisClarkTrail: @e_terren That's a great idea! If you want a list of sites that can be visited along the trail here's a link that brea…
Wild_Tribute
RT @LewisClarkTrail: Q4: Most people have a basic 4th grade knowledge of the #lewisandclark story. But how would our understanding of the e…
LewisClarkTrail
replying to @e_terren
@e_terren Or for those more tech-savvy and interested parties you can also use our interactive online atlas, search various sites, and apply layers here!
https://t.co/OstduXMTbw
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LewisClarkTrail
replying to @mamanobles @mamanobles @WildWithinHer @Wild_Tribute @misskimmy13 In May, the John D. Dingell Jr. Conservation and Recreation Management Act took effect. It extended the Trail from 3,700 miles to 4,900 miles. It now congressionally begins in Pittsburgh. #parkchat
misskimmy13
replying to @WildWithinHer @WildWithinHer @LewisClarkTrail @mdeichlerauthor I'll have to have a look, thanks! #parkchat
Stars252525
replying to @LewisClarkTrail @LewisClarkTrail A4 Perhaps we would look at the boats and think of the difficulty of what they will face. #ParkChat
unconpeace
A3 There was no artist on the expedition! That was quite an oversight! Not enough right-brained people! #ParkChat
theRangerLife
replying to @LewisClarkTrail @LewisClarkTrail A4. It would help us understand how challenging the mission was. To cross unknown (to them at least) lands and crossing paths with unknown creatures #parkchat
59NationalParks
replying to @LewisClarkTrail @LewisClarkTrail That would require a much deeper dive wouldn’t it? You’d get a much better view of the people and the incredible effort they were making to keep the expedition going. #ParkChat
wander_filled
A4 As a AmericanLit teacher, it’s hard to get my students (HS juniors) to understand the significance to the folks of the day. much less those who saw it happen! It would boggle my mind as a tribesman. #parkchat
WildWithinHer
A4. I think that was the success of the Bicentennial commemoration--that the tribes told their stories. The Corps of Discovery II traveling exhibition was one amazing venue for that. And of course there's James Ronda's excellent "Lewis & Clark Among the Indians." #ParkChat
e_terren
replying to @LewisClarkTrail @LewisClarkTrail Thanks for this. It's just what I need. #parkchat
59NationalParks
RT @LewisClarkTrail: @e_terren Or for those more tech-savvy and interested parties you can also use our interactive online atlas, search va…
t_jh2009
replying to @LewisClarkTrail @LewisClarkTrail A4) Perhaps like the landing of the Mayflower, all of a sudden people from a different land are here. #ParkChat
WildWithinHer
replying to @LewisClarkTrail @LewisClarkTrail @mamanobles @Wild_Tribute @misskimmy13 Officially, yes (and about time too!). But still, Benjamin Rush. #ParkChat
LewisClarkTrail
Q5: Meriwether Lewis and William Clark tend to get all of the credit for the expedition’s success. Who else was involved and how did they contribute? #parkchat
laurabwise
RT @LewisClarkTrail: @mdeichlerauthor Ahhh...glad you brought that up. The Trail was just extended to Pittsburgh by Congress last month! So…
Wild_Tribute
replying to @e_terren @e_terren @LewisClarkTrail Not to mention the first white man to stumble upon what today is @YellowstoneNPS. John Colter. #ParkChat
tthrash
replying to @LewisClarkTrail @LewisClarkTrail A4 Funny, when at the L&C NHP last year, I remember seeing the trail to the ocean (six miles round trip, if memory serves) and feeling almost obligated to do it. I mean, it was such a minuscule portion of their trip...but time was tight, so. #parkchat
WildWithinHer
replying to @Parkasaur @Parkasaur @59NationalParks @Wild_Tribute @misskimmy13 Yes, yes, I know. I'm just saying. Philly has L&C history too. #ParkChat
misskimmy13
replying to @LewisClarkTrail @LewisClarkTrail @e_terren This is perfect! We should be able to print some of this out for our trip binder. #parkchat
Wild_Tribute
RT @LewisClarkTrail: Q5: Meriwether Lewis and William Clark tend to get all of the credit for the expedition’s success. Who else was involv…
t_jh2009
replying to @LewisClarkTrail @LewisClarkTrail I know, when I tried to replace the memorial lapel pin that I had stolen all I could get was one from the Historical Park. #ParkChat
LewisClarkTrail
replying to @59NationalParks @59NationalParks Well, how about we put ourselves in the place of the Native tribes who were watching the boats come up the river? #parkchat There was decision to be made - do we let them pass by?
Parkasaur
replying to @LewisClarkTrail @LewisClarkTrail A5. Sakakawea was a real hero for the Expedition, without her contacts and quick thinking, they likely would not have made it. #ParkChat
Stars252525
replying to @LewisClarkTrail @LewisClarkTrail A5 We can thank President Thomas Jefferson for commissioning the expedition #ParkChat
WildWithinHer
A5. It's hard to pick, really. How about the Nez Perce, who fed and sheltered the Expedition when they came out of the Bitterroots half-starved and sick? #ParkChat
LewisClarkTrail
replying to @t_jh2009 @t_jh2009 Actually the Corps of Discovery was remarkably diverse! In addition to a woman (Sacagawea) and an African American (York) it also included immigrants (John Potts), men from privileged economic backgrounds (Lewis) as well as working class, and others. #ParkChat
59NationalParks
replying to @LewisClarkTrail @LewisClarkTrail There’s Jefferson’s vision of the expedition which was huge. He gets plenty of credit for it though. #ParkChat
59NationalParks
RT @LewisClarkTrail: Q5: Meriwether Lewis and William Clark tend to get all of the credit for the expedition’s success. Who else was involv…
Parkasaur
replying to @e_terren @e_terren @LewisClarkTrail And what’s more, is all of them were given a voice and a vote in decision making for the Corps. #ParkChat
e_terren
replying to @LewisClarkTrail @LewisClarkTrail A4. From the standpoint of Native Americans, I can only guess there was curiosity, and perhaps a little fear of something different coming their way. I wonder how Native Americans today think about the story. #parkchat
fullvanfun
replying to @LewisClarkTrail @LewisClarkTrail A5) Sacagawea #ParkChat And here's an interesting @TEDTalks on her . . . https://t.co/IiJCRhSE9Q