Lewis and Clark in Place Names

How many places, things, or organizations have a name associated with the Lewis and Clark Expedition?

Take natural features, for example. There’s the Lewis and Clark River in northwest Oregon, Lewis and Clark Lake along the Nebraska/South Dakota border, and Lewiston, Idaho, and Clarkston, Washington. But there are so many others, especially when you include all the names affiliated with the Corps (the Floyd River in northwest Iowa, for instance).

Counties, towns, colleges, schools, parks, forests, a highway, a bridge, a cavern, even a U.S. Navy ship all have a name attributed to the Expedition. Oh, and we can’t forget…a National Historic Trail and a National Historic Park!

Someone should compile a comprehensive list…any volunteers?

Image: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Image Description: An aerial photograph of Lewis and Clark Lake and the Gavins Point Dam in the foreground. The blue lake water is on the left of the image, and green grass and trees are on the right side of the earthen dam. The concrete gates of the dam at seen at the lower center of the photo, with the Missouri River exiting to the right.