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The Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail is a route across the United States commemorating the Lewis and Clark Expedition of 1804 to 1806. It is part of the National Trails System of the United States. It extends for some 4,900 miles (7,900 km) from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to the mouth of the Columbia River in Oregon.
One of Thomas Jefferson's goals was to find "the most direct and practicable water communication across this continent, for the purposes of commerce." He also placed special importance on declaring US sovereignty over the land occupied by the many different Native American tribes along the Missouri River, and getting an accurate sense of the resources in the recently completed Louisiana Purchase.
Commerce, along with the German settlement of New Hamburg, were the two enclaves of Union sympathizers in Scott County during the war. On November 1, 1861, Colonel Oglesby landed in Commerce with about 3,000 men, where his soldiers soon exchanged shots with M. Jeff Thompson — who raided the Commerce on December 29, 1861.
The Buck O'Neil Bridge carries US 169 over the Missouri River in Kansas City. US 169 enters Missouri from Kansas via the Lewis and Clark Viaduct overlapped with I-70 / US 24 / US 40. The highway leaves the overlap near an interchange with I-35 / Downtown Loop in the downtown area, traveling along Broadway Boulevard and crosses the Missouri ...
Eastern terminus of Route JJ; Southern end of Route 273 concurrency: Weston: 23.606: 37.990: Route P: Western terminus of Route P: 24.238: 39.007: Route H – New Market: Southern terminus of Route H: Buchanan 35.870: 57.727: Route 138 – Lewis and Clark Village: Eastern terminus of Route 138 36.920: 59.417: US 59 / Route 273 – St. Joseph ...
Route EE north: Missouri City: 17.785: 28.622: Route JJ – Missouri City, Excelsior Springs: Fishing River Township: 21.374: 34.398: Route N north – Excelsior Springs: Ray: Orrick: 26.642: 42.876: Route O north to Route 10 / Route Z south – Orrick: Orrick Township: 27.724: 44.617: Route T east / Lewis and Clark Trail – Camden: East end ...
Mark Twain lived in the county briefly and was inspired by the natural beauty of the river region for his writing. [6] Today, Lewis County is all rural, with a few small towns under 2500 population, and Canton at 2800. The economy is built on soybeans, corn and timber, as well as higher education. Canton is the home of Culver–Stockton College.
Route 87 / Lewis and Clark Trail – Boonville, Prairie Home: Western terminus; west end of Lewis and Clark Trail overlap: Saline Township: 6.923: 11.141: Route 179 south / Lewis and Clark Trail – Wooldridge: East end of Lewis and Clark Trail overlap: Overton: 8.376: 13.480: End state maintenance: 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi