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published: 11/09/2002
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 he national commemoration of the Lewis and Clark 'Corps of Discovery' bicentennial will be launched early next year on January 18th, 2003 with commencement ceremonies at Monticello at Charlottesville, Virginia. OmahaRiverFront.com will participate by publishing our own series of informative Lewis and Clark articles. We will chronologically follow the Corps of Discovery as they
trekked up the Missouri River with historical and modern maps, journal entries and as much of a depiction as possible of their daily adventures and challenges.
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American communities, from Charlottesville, VA, to Astoria, OR, have been selected by the National Council of the Lewis and Clark Bicentennial as sites for national heritage signature events during the bicentennial commemoration of the Lewis and Clark Expedition in 2003-2006. Each community was chosen for its place in the expedition’s chronology, its historical relevance, cultural diversity, tribal involvement, geographic location, and sponsoring organizations’ capacity. |
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NATIONAL SIGNATURE EVENTS
SCHEDULE
- Current as of Dec 2002 - |
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BICENTENIAL INNAUGURAL: JEFFERSON'S WEST |
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January 18, 2003: Charlottesville, Va., will celebrate the "Bicentennial Inaugural" at Monticello and the University of Virginia, marking the 200th anniversary of President Thomas Jefferson's message to Congress asking to fund an expedition to the Pacific. |
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FALLS
OF OHIO |
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October 14-26, 2003: Louisville, Ky., and Clarksville, Ind., have "Falls of the Ohio" to re-enact the Corps of Discovery departure and the reunion of Lewis and Clark, who had served in the Army together. |
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THREE
FLAGS CEREMONY |
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March 12-14, 2004: St. Louis holds a "Three Flags Ceremony" celebrating the 200th anniversary of the Louisiana Purchase. Dignitaries will include the presidents of the United States and France, as well as King of Spain and all governors in the states created from the Louisiana Purchase. |
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ST. CHARLES – PREPARATIONS COMPLETE, THE EXPEDITION FACES WEST |
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May 14 to May 23, 2004: A replica of Lewis & Clark’s keelboat will arrive in Saint Charles on May 15th from Camp River DuBois, just as it did 200 years ago with Captain Clark and the Corps of Discovery. Saint Charles is where Clark awaited the arrival of Captain Lewis from St. Louis on May 20th, 1804. |
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HEART OF AMERICA: A JOURNEY FOURTH |
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July 3 to July 4, 2004: The Missouri River communities of Atchison, Leavenworth, and Kansas City will salute the first Independence Day celebrated in the American West. On July 4, 1804, the expedition celebrated the 28th birthday of the Declaration of Independence by firing its swivel cannon and enjoying an extra ration of whiskey. |
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FIRST
TRIBAL COUNCIL |
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July 31 to Aug. 3, 2004: Fort Calhoun's "First Tribal Council" recaptures the expedition's first meeting with the West's native people at Fort Atkinson State Historical Park. |
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OCETI
SAKOWIN: REMEMBERING & EDUCATION |
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August 27-28, 2004: Chamberlain and Oacoma, S.D., hold "Oceti Sakowin: Remembering and Education," focusing on the seven council fires and interaction with South Dakota tribes. |
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CIRCLE OF CULTURES, TIME OF RENEWAL & CHANGE |
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October 22 to October 31, 2004, Bismarck, North Dakota. "Circle of Cultures" will showcase the place Lewis and Clark wintered in 1804-05 and show the thriving centuries-old trading "Mecca" of the Northern Plains. Visitors can answer President Jefferson’s 87 ethnographic questions about the Plains Indians and experience the hospitality of North Dakota today. |
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EXPLORE THE BIG SKY |
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June 2-July 4, 2005: Great Falls, Mont., "Explore the Big Sky" celebrates the corps' decisions to portage around the great falls of the Missouri River. |
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DESTINATION 2005 - THE PACIFIC |
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November 24-27, 2005: Astoria, Ore., "Destination 2005: The Pacific" marks the arrival at the Pacific Ocean and the vote of all corps members to decide where to spend the winter on Nov. 24, 1805. |
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CLARK ON THE YELLOWSTONE |
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July 25, 2006: Billings, Mont., "Clark on the Yellowstone," details Clark's journey down the Yellowstone and Clark's inscription on Pompeys Pillar, the only known physical evidence of the expedition remaining on the trail. |
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HOME OF SAKAKAWEA |
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August 17-20, 2006: New Town, N.D., touts "Home of Sacagawea." It will also focus on the role of Sacagawea played in the expedition. |
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will update this list if additional events are planned. |
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