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MERIWETHER LEWIS DEPARTS HARPERS
FERRY
Description: Scott Mandrell, portraying Meriwether Lewis,
departs Harpers Ferry for Pittsburgh, Pa., at 1:00 p.m. on July
8, 2003. The event marked the departure of Meriwether Lewis on July
8, 1803, when he wrote President Jefferson at noon: "I shall
set out myself in the course of an hour, taking the route of Charlestown,
Frankfort, Uniontown and Redstone old fort to Pittsburgh."
Credit: NPS Photo by Marsha Wassel
Year: 2003
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RELATED LINKS:
Travel Route of Meriwether
Lewis
Map of the Travel
Route
Discovery
Expedition of St. Charles
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