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The Journals of Lewis & Clark: April 30, 1806

by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark April 29, 1806May 1, 1806April 30, 1806 Wednesday April 30th 1806. This morning we had some difficulty in collecting our horses notwithstanding…

Lewis & Clark: With Faces turned Homeward

by NoahBrooks Camping by the PacificThe Last Stage of the ColumbiaWith Faces turned Homeward The officers of the expedition had decided to begin their homeward march…

With Faces turned Homeward

Chapter 18 Chapter 20 With Faces turned Homeward The officers of the expedition had decided to begin their homeward march on the first of April; but a natural impatience induced…

basalt

(Encyclopedia) basaltbasaltbəsôltˈ, băsˈôlt [key], fine-grained rock of volcanic origin, dark gray, dark green, brown, reddish, or black in color. Basalt is an igneous rock, i.e., one that has…

Portland, cities, United States

(Encyclopedia) Portland. 1 City (1990 pop. 64,358), seat of Cumberland co., SW Maine, situated on a small peninsula and adjacent land, with a large, deepwater harbor on Casco Bay; settled c.1632, set…

Miocene epoch

(Encyclopedia) Miocene epochMiocene epochmīˈəsēn [key], fourth epoch of the Tertiary period in the Cenozoic era of geologic time (see Geologic Timescale, tablegeologic timescale, table), lasting from…

Washington, state, United States

(Encyclopedia) CE5 Washington, state in the Pacific Northwest of the United States. It is bordered by Idaho (E); Oregon, with the Columbia River marking much of the boundary (S); the Pacific Ocean…

The Journals of Lewis & Clark: March 2, 1806

by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark March 1, 1806March 3, 1806March 2, 1806 Sunday March 2cd The diet of the sick is so inferior that they recover their strength but slowly. none of…