http://trailfire.com/dottieh/trails/33924dottieh/trails60http://trailfire.com/dottieh/marks/84815The Lewis and Clark expedition was President Thomas Jefferson's idea.  In 1803, he requested $2,500 to fund an expedition to explore parts of the United States territory that had never been explored.  This web site has a detailed timeline.

]]>History Report April 2007dottiehThu, 12 Apr 2007 12:53:43 -0700trailfire:markId:84815http://trailfire.com/dottieh/marks/84817History Report April 2007dottiehThu, 12 Apr 2007 12:54:02 -0700trailfire:markId:84817http://trailfire.com/dottieh/marks/84818History Report April 2007dottiehThu, 12 Apr 2007 12:54:46 -0700trailfire:markId:84818