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    Meriwether Lewis (August 18, 1774 – October 11, 1809) was an American explorer, soldier, politician, and public administrator, best known for his role...
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    of U.S. Army and civilian volunteers under the command of Captain Meriwether Lewis and his close friend Second Lieutenant William Clark. Clark, along...
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    Meriwether Lewis Clark (January 10, 1809 – October 28, 1881) was an architect, civil engineer and politician. He was also a military officer in the Mexican–American...
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    Miss. Selserville, Miss. Washington, Miss. Natchez Source: Meriwether Lewis, of the Lewis and Clark Expedition fame, died while traveling on the Trace...
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    headquartered in Tupelo and has nine district offices: Leipers Fork, Meriwether Lewis, Cherokee, Tupelo, Dancy, Kosciusko, Ridgeland, Port Gibson, and Natchez...
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    Ambrose, pp. 102-107 Discovering Lewis & Clark, Keelboats *Clark, William (July 18, 1803). "William Clark to Meriwether Lewis, 18 July 1803". archives.gov...
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  • Meriwether Lewis Clark Jr. (January 27, 1846 – April 22, 1899) was the founder of the Louisville Jockey Club and the builder of Churchill Downs, where...
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    during a period of rapid growth in the mid 1800s. On September 4, 1809, Meriwether Lewis, now the Governor of the Upper Louisiana Territory, left St. Louis...
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  • Undaunted Courage: Meriwether Lewis, Thomas Jefferson, and the Opening of the American West (ISBN 0684811073), written by Stephen Ambrose, is a 1996 biography...
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  • Grinder's Stand (category Buildings and structures in Lewis County, Tennessee)
    Trace. A replica can be visited today at the Meriwether Lewis Park, located on the Natchez Trace Parkway in Lewis County, Tennessee, south of Nashville, southwest...
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    Seaman (dog) (category Lewis and Clark Expedition)
    Seaman was purchased in 1803 specifically for the expedition by Captain Meriwether Lewis, while he was in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, awaiting completion of the...
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    film, Blonde. Also in 2022 he played Meriwether Lewis in Mysterious Circumstance: The Death of Meriwether Lewis. In 2023 he began starring as Elliot Augustine...
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  • Meriwether Lewis Electric Cooperative (also known as MLEC) is a non-profit, member owned utility cooperative that provides electric power service and internet...
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  • Meriwether Clark may refer to: Meriwether Lewis Clark (1809–1879), U.S. Army officer and Confederate general in the American Civil War Meriwether Lewis...
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  • Meriwether may refer to: Meriwether (name), includes a list of people with the name Meriwether Lewis (1774–1809), American explorer, soldier, and public...
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    Toussaint Charbonneau (category Lewis and Clark Expedition people)
    1804, Meriwether Lewis and William Clark came to the area, built Fort Mandan, and recruited members to the Corps of Discovery. Originally, Lewis and Clark...
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    Ouachita River. Meriwether Lewis sent some slips and cuttings of the curiosity to President Jefferson in March 1804. According to Lewis's letter, the samples...
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    William Clark (category Lewis and Clark Expedition people)
    settling in what became the state of Missouri. Along with Meriwether Lewis, Clark led the Lewis and Clark Expedition of 1804–1806 across the Louisiana Purchase...
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    The dredge Captain Meriwether Lewis is a U.S. National Historic Landmark. The dredge is one of the few surviving examples of its type built to control...
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  • Dr. Meriwether Lewis Anderson (June 23, 1805 - March 5, 1862) was a prominent Virginia physician and politician. Anderson was born at "Locust Hill" in...
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    geographic discovery". When the Lewis and Clark Expedition became the first white men to see the falls in 1805, Meriwether Lewis said they were the grandest...
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    John Shields (explorer) (category Lewis and Clark Expedition people)
    that provided protection from Native Americans, traveled with Captain Meriwether Lewis, Second Lieutenant William Clark, and Native American Sacagawea to...
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  • Nesbitt Le May and actor Cliff Arquette. He was related to explorer Meriwether Lewis, for whom he was named. His family's surname was originally "Arcouet"...
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    on February 1, 2010, to form Joint Base Lewis–McChord. Fort Lewis, named after Meriwether Lewis of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, was one of the largest...
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  • Night at the Museum (category Cultural depictions of Meriwether Lewis and William Clark)
    as wax models of Neanderthals. Martin Christopher as a wax model of Meriwether Lewis. Martin Sims as a wax model of William Clark. Randy Lee, Darryl Quon...
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    Montana, and was renamed Lewis and Clark County on March 1, 1868, in honor of explorers Meriwether Lewis and William Clark. Lewis and Clark County is part...
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    second ship of the United States Navy to be named for the explorers Meriwether Lewis and William Clark. The contract to build her was awarded to National...
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    for the Lewis and Clark Expedition, after detailed specifications by Meriwether Lewis. A keelboat, it could be propelled by oars, sails, poles and towlines...
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  • 1804, they were reportedly heard during the Lewis and Clark Expedition near Great Falls. Meriwether Lewis wrote “since our arrival at the falls we have...
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  • The SS Meriwether Lewis (Hull Number 170) was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II. She was named after Meriwether Lewis, an American...
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