Meriwether Lewis Clark Sr.
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Meriwether Lewis Clark was an architect, civil engineer and politician. He was also a military officer in the Mexican–American War and the American Civil War. He was a son of famous explorer William C
Meriwether Lewis Clark
Clark's grave (front center) at Bellefontaine Cemetery
Meriwether Lewis
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Meriwether Lewis was an American explorer, soldier, politician, and public administrator, best known for his role as the leader of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, also known as the Corps of Discovery,
Meriwether Lewis Clark Sr.
…son of Missouri and Corps of Discovery expedition leader, William Clark of Lewis and Clark fame. He was named after his father's friend and associate, Meriwether Lewis. In 1826, he was admitted to the United States Military Academy and graduated 23rd of 42 cadets in the Class of 1830. He was brevetted as a second…
Portrait by Charles Willson Peale, c. 1807
Portrait by Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin, 1805
A historical marker outside present-day Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University in Philadelphia, where Lewis met with scientists and purchased supplies in May 1803 before the expedition
Meriwether Lewis National Monument located at milepost 385.9 on the Natchez Trace Parkway