On this day in history, Sept. 23, 1806, Lewis and Clark return to St. Louis as heroes after journey
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U.S. Army Captain Meriwether Lewis and 2nd Lt. William Clark — plus the Corps of Discovery — returned to St. Louis after epic travels to the Pacific Ocean on this day in history, Sept. 23, 1806.
"What happened to the Corps is a great story, brimming with energy and full of forward motion." — Smithsonian Magazine "It is with pleasure that I announce to you the safe arrival of myself and party." — Meriwether Lewis to President Jefferson Kerry J. Byrne is a lifestyle reporter with Fox News Digital.
"We Suffered the party to fire off their pieces as a salute to the town."
Their epic continental sojourn, easily covered by air travel today in mere hours, lasted 28 months and covered 8,000 miles of an undulating route largely following the Missouri and Columbia rivers.