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Medicine Creek (South Dakota)

Medicine Creek (South Dakota)

20th of September,
Thursday 1804


"I walked on Shore... Saw numbers of Buffalow & Goats, I saw a Hare & believe he run into a hole in the Side of a hill,... None of those Goats has any Beard, they are all Keenly made, and is butifull"

William Clark


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

 
 
 
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Did You Know?
Meriwether Lewis took his Newfoundland dog Seaman on the Lewis and Clark expedition? Seaman made the entire trip with the Corps and is credited with waking the members when a bison entered the camp and almost trampled them. Click here to learn more about Lewis and Clark.
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Last Updated: May 09, 2007 at 10:43 EST