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Making America's Best Idea Even Better
Jefferson National Expansion MemorialThe Old Courthouse at night
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Jefferson National Expansion Memorial
Photo Mural 30
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Columbia River (near White Salmon, Washington)

Columbia River(near White Salmon, Washington)

Sunday 3rd Nov. 1805

"...towards evening we met Several Indians in a canoe who were going up the River.  they Signed to us that in two Sleeps we Should See the Ocean...."

                                                     Joseph Whitehouse


The above quote is taken directly from the Gary Moulton, University of Nebraska version of the Lewis and Clark Journals.

 
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Drawing of Dred Scott from Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, 1857  

Did You Know?
In 1846, a slave named Dred Scott sued for his freedom at the St. Louis Courthouse. His case went all the way to the Supreme Court, where the verdict set the stage for the Civil War. Today, the Old Courthouse is part of the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial. Click to learn more about Dred Scott.
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