• Looking up at the Gateway Arch

    Jefferson

    National Expansion Memorial Missouri

Civilians

The civilians who made the journey were primarily the guides and interpreters. Among the more well-known were Sacagawea, her husband Toussaint Charbonneau, their newborn son Jean Baptiste Charbonneau ("Little Pompey"), William Clark's black slave York, and an interpreter named George Drouillard (pronounced Drewyer).

Sacagawea
Toussaint Charbonneau
Jean Baptiste Charbonneau
York
George Drouillard
 

Did You Know?

The insertion of the last piece of the Gateway Arch

The Gateway Arch at the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial was completed on October 28, 1965.  To learn more about the construction of the Gateway Arch click here. More...