Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail Visitor Center – Westwardly by the Waters

Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail Visitor Center – Westwardly by the Waters

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601 Riverfront Drive

Omaha Nebraska 68102

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Summer hours: Weekdays 8am - 5pm / Weekends & Holidays 9:30am - 5pm / Winter hours(begins October 28): Weekdays 8am - 4:30pm / Weekends: Closed / Holidays: 9am - 4:30pm

(402) 661-1804

Free

lat: 41.2649282 long: -95.9245674

The Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail Visitor Center in Omaha, Nebraska commemorates the journey of both captain Meriwether Lewis and captain William Clark took along the middle of the Missouri River. Here, visitors can learn about their adventurous expedition into the unknown, the places they camped, the animals they hunted and documented, the people that they explored with, and the natives that they met along the way. You will learn all of this while exploring through the beautiful garden that the center has to offer, which is accompanied by informative panels describing the entirety of Lewis and Clark’s journey.

There is also an outdoor visitor center that that you can go to. There, you can talk with the lcoal rangers who can provide you with a treasure trove of information about the Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail as well as an Omaha area orientation, so you can explore even more during your trip here. So if you are yearning to learn more about Lewis and Clark, then stop on by the Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail Visitor Center on your trip on the trail.

Westwardly by the Waters interpretive panel

Westwardly by the Waters interpretive panel

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Holidays on the Trail “In the first few decades

Holidays on the Trail

“In the first few decades of the 1800s, throughout the North, Christmas was just another ordinary day; it didn’t become an official holiday in the US until 1870. Meanwhile, most southerners observed it with fireworks, hunting, dancing, food, and drink. However, on the western frontier—in Kentucky, for instance—Christmas was an occasion to indulge in a few extra rations and to recall the pleasures of lives and times left behind, beyond the Appalachians. Easter was even less significant in the puritanical early American church. Not until after the Civil War, during which violent death had touched nearly every family, did Easter become as significant as Christmas.

In a compromise with its multicultural makeup, the Corps of Discovery celebrated just three special days—Christmas Day, New Year’s Day, and Independence Day—and each must have been observed with a jovial mixture of traditions.”

Click the link below to learn more about the Corps and the 3 Christmases they spent while on the expedition - Camp Dubois in 1803, Fort Mandan in 1804, and Fort Clatsop in 1805.

https://lewis-clark.org/other/holidays-on-the-trail/

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays, all!

Site of the Week: Falls of the Ohio State Park St

Site of the Week: Falls of the Ohio State Park

St. Louis is often recognized as the starting place of the Lewis and Clark Expedition. However, others would argue that the Expedition began further east where Lewis and Clark met to begin traveling together. Today, this site is the Falls of the Ohio State Park.

In 1803, Meriwether Lewis brought the keelboat down the Ohio River to meet Clark in Louisville. While Lewis had been overseeing the building of said keelboat, Clarj had been busily recruiting local men by way of a strict interview process. Once Lewis arrived with his two men and joined them with Clark’s seven men in Louisville, these first men of the Expedition became known as “the Nine Young Men from Kentucky.” These were William Bratton, John Colter, Joseph and Reuben Field, George Shannon, John Shields, Nathaniel Pryor, George Gibson, and Charles Floyd.

While the Falls of the Ohio are no longer visible, the fossil beds are still very prominent. These Devonian fossil beds are famously recognized as being one of the largest exposed fossil beds in the world. There is a museum on site which tells the history of these fossils, as well as the evolution of the area’s wildlife. The museum also provides information about Lewis and Clark’s time at the Falls and the complicated relationships between the incoming settlers and the local native tribes. The museum was recently renovated and has significantly expanded its exhibits.

Photos credited to Mitchell Pence and the Department of Natural Resources

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Site of the Week: Pompey’s Pillar National Monum

Site of the Week: Pompey’s Pillar National Monument

William Clark christened the rock formation “Pompey’s Tower” on July 25, 1806, as he and his party descended the Yellowstone River. Clark gave the huge monolith the nickname that he himself had fondly bestowed upon Sacagawea’s young son, Jean Baptiste Charbonneau. Nicholas Biddle, as he edited the journals upon Lewis and Clark’s return, changed the name to “Pompey’s Pillar.”

Pompey’s Pillar is known for being the only site with visible physical evidence of Lewis and Clark’s journey: Clark carved his name and the date onto the rock’s face. Now covered by a clear panel, the signature is protected from the elements while still being visible to visitors willing to climb up the steps to see it. Visitors can continue up the steps to the top of the rock where they can enjoy a 360-degree view of the landscape surrounding the site. There is also a highly informative and very well-designed visitor’s center at the base of Pompey’s Pillar, along with several outdoor educational structures and hiking trails.

Photos credited to Cait Clark.

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