"I am not one who was born in the custody of wisdom. I am one who is fond of olden times and intense in quest of the sacred knowing of the ancients." Gustave Courbet

23 September 2010

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On this day in 1806 Meriwether Lewis, William Clark, and the rest of the Corps of Discovery completed their expedition to the Pacific as they safely docked in St. Louis. They were given a hero's welcome by most of the town's 1,000 inhabitants.


The best account is here.

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