 Picture Courtesy of Marty Larson
 Picture Courtesy of Marty Larson
Meriwether Lewis arrived March 16, 1803 to oversee building of collapsible iron framed, skin-clad boat and acquired rifles, tomahawks and supplies for trip. Left for Pennsylvania on April 18 to conduct affairs; returned July 7 to gather materials for journey and left next day for Pittsburgh. Followed Ohio to Falls; met William Clark for trip to study and explore land, waterways, animal life, natural features and resources of West.
West Virginia Division of Archives and History, 2002
Located in front of the Meriweather Lewis museum down town Harpers Ferry. Jefferson County West Virginia
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