Remembering: Lewis and Clark

On May 14, 1804, a year and two weeks after the US made the Louisiana Purchase, the Corps of Discovery is sent off to explore the Northwest.

Led by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, the group consisted of forty-eight at the start of it's trip, when it left St. Louis.

They would take almost two and a half years to complete their journey, gaining members, and losing some as well.

On November 8, 1805, the group became the first Europeans to reach the Pacific Ocean, by coming east across the continent.

With their return they brought back not just information, but also established US claims to the Oregon territory.