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Jefferson National Expansion Memorial
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Drawing of Hugh McNeal
Sketch copyright by Michael Haynes.
 
P.S. I was with Captain Lewis when he first reached the Continental Divide in 1805 at Lemhi Pass. I was so happy to see the trickling stream that was the headwaters of the Missouri River that I jumped up and down for joy and straddled the little trickle. I felt that I had finally conquered that mighty river after following it for over a thousand miles. Nothing is known of my life after the expedition, and I died sometime before 1828.
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The Gateway Arch at Jefferson National Expansion Memorial is 630 feet high and the span of the legs at ground level is 630 feet across. Click here to learn more about the Gateway Arch.
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