Lewis & Clark: October 26, 1803
Lewis reached the Falls of the Ohio and joined William Clark at Clarksville in the Indiana Territory, just across the river from Louisville. This meeting marked the formal beginning of the partnership that would lead the Corps of Discovery. Clark had assembled several Kentucky recruits, among them the group later known as the Nine Young Men from Kentucky, who would become the core members of the expedition heading west.
Lewis arrived at the Falls of the Ohio and met William Clark at Clarksville, Indiana Territory, across the river from Louisville. This was the moment the partnership that would lead the Corps of Discovery truly began. Clark brought several Kentucky recruits including the “Nine Young Men from Kentucky” who would form the core of the expedition.
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Lewis arrived at the Falls of the Ohio and met William Clark at Clarksville, Indiana Territory, across the river from Louisville. This was the moment the partnership that would lead the Corps of Discovery truly began. Clark brought several Kentucky recruits, including the "Nine Young Men from Kentucky," who would form the core of the expedition.
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