Lewis and Clark Historic Site

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About Lewis and Clark Historic Site

As National Trail Site #1 on the Lewis & Clark Trail, this museum is dedicated to telling the Illinois side of the Lewis & Clark journey. It was here in Illinois that the Corps of Discovery spent five months preparing for the journey. It was here in Illinois the common men became soldiers embarking on a military expedition. It was here in Illinois on May 14, 1804, that journey westward began. Experience Lewis & Clark like never before with five exhibit rooms, the film "At Journey's Edge", and 55-foot full scale "cutaway" keelboat.

After visiting the museum, see how Lewis & Clark lived during the winter of 1804 at the replica of the Camp River Dubois. Behind the museum, re-enactors and site interpreters are on hand at the fortified encampment to explain what life was like for the men at Camp River Dubois as they prepared for the journey.

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