Many people recognize the significance of the names "Lewis and Clark," but fewer know that Army Capt. Meriwether Lewis' westward expedition was wholly a military endeavor. As official commander ...

Fort Lewis, named after Meriwether Lewis of the famed Lewis and Clark expedition, is one of the largest and most modern military reservations in the United States. Consisting of 87,000 acres of ...

Often remembered merely for guiding Lewis and Clark, Sacagawea’s story is far more complex. Discover the deeper story behind ...

to Meriwether Lewis and Abigail Prather (Churchill) Clark. His family called him Lutie. His father, Clark Sr., was the oldest child of William Clark, the Army officer, explorer and later governor ...

The first official expedition to explore the vast unknown lands west of the Mississippi River was proposed by President Thomas Jefferson in 1803, who selected U.S. Army Captain Meriwether Lewis to ...