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Jefferson National Expansion MemorialDetail of turtles of the fence of the Old Courthouse
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Jefferson National Expansion Memorial
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Trail Creek Pass (Idaho) 
Trail Creek Pass (Idaho)

September 2nd Monday 1805

"...we...proceded on thro' thickets in which we were obliged to Cut a road, over rockey hill Sides where our horses were in pitial [perpetual or potential] danger of Slipping to Ther certain distruction & up & Down Steep hills, where Several horses fell, Some turned over, and others Sliped down Steep hill Sides, one horse Crippeled & 2 gave out."

                                                      William Clark

The above quote is taken directly from the Gary Moulton, University of Nebraska version of the Lewis and Clark Journals.

 
 
 
Drawing of Dred Scott from Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, 1857  

Did You Know?
In 1846, a slave named Dred Scott sued for his freedom at the St. Louis Courthouse. His case went all the way to the Supreme Court, where the verdict set the stage for the Civil War. Today, the Old Courthouse is part of the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial. Click to learn more about Dred Scott.
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