Lewis and Clark | smithsonianmag.comhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/rss/tag/lewis-and-clark/RSS feed for Lewis and ClarkenTue, 15 Oct 2024 10:15:00 +0000How Captain George Vancouver Mapped and Shaped the Modern Pacific Northwesthttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/how-captain-george-vancouver-mapped-and-shaped-the-modern-pacific-northwest-180985233/The British explorer named dozens of geographical features and sites in the region, ignoring the traditions of the Indigenous peoples who’d lived there for millenniaTue, 15 Oct 2024 10:15:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/how-captain-george-vancouver-mapped-and-shaped-the-modern-pacific-northwest-180985233/The Forgotten Black Explorers Who Transformed Americans' Understanding of the Wildernesshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-forgotten-black-explorers-who-transformed-americans-understanding-of-the-wilderness-180984607/Esteban, York and James Beckwourth charted the American frontier between the 16th and 19th centuriesFri, 28 Jun 2024 11:15:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-forgotten-black-explorers-who-transformed-americans-understanding-of-the-wilderness-180984607/Inside Idaho's Campaign to Include Indigenous History in Its Highway Markershttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/inside-idahos-campaign-to-include-indigenous-history-in-its-highway-markers-180979198/Native leaders and scholars are advising the State Historic Preservation Office's landmark decolonization projectFri, 10 Dec 2021 14:55:06 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/inside-idahos-campaign-to-include-indigenous-history-in-its-highway-markers-180979198/The Forgotten French Scientist Who Courted Thomas Jefferson—and Got Pulled Into Scandalhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/andre-michaux-scandal-thomas-jefferson-180977946/A decade before Lewis and Clark, André Michaux wanted to explore the American continent. Spying for France gave him that chanceTue, 22 Jun 2021 12:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/andre-michaux-scandal-thomas-jefferson-180977946/Anonymous Artist Installs Bust of York, Enslaved Explorer Who Accompanied Lewis and Clark, in Portland Parkhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/anonymous-artist-installs-bust-black-explorer-portland-180977094/The monument replaces a statue of conservative editor Harvey Scott that was toppled last OctoberWed, 24 Feb 2021 19:13:52 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/anonymous-artist-installs-bust-black-explorer-portland-180977094/Who Was Alexander von Humboldt?https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/who-was-alexander-von-humboldt-180974473/Smithsonian curator Eleanor Jones Harvey explains why this revolutionary 19th-century thought leader is due for a reconsideration Tue, 24 Mar 2020 11:20:03 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/who-was-alexander-von-humboldt-180974473/York Explored the West With Lewis and Clark, but His Freedom Wouldn't Come Until Decades Laterhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/york-explored-west-lewis-and-clark-his-freedom-wouldnt-come-until-decades-later-180968427/In some ways, he encountered a world unavailable to the enslaved. But in others, the journey was rife with danger and degradationThu, 08 Mar 2018 19:15:42 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/york-explored-west-lewis-and-clark-his-freedom-wouldnt-come-until-decades-later-180968427/How to Reconstruct Lewis and Clark's Journey: Follow the Mercury-laden Latrine Pitshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/how-reconstruct-lewis-and-clark-journey-follow-mercury-laden-latrine-pits-180956518/One campsite has been identified using the signatures left by men who took mercury-laced purgative pills to treat constipation and other illsTue, 08 Sep 2015 12:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/how-reconstruct-lewis-and-clark-journey-follow-mercury-laden-latrine-pits-180956518/Lewis and Clark Only Became Popular 50 Years Agohttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/what-did-lewis-and-clark-expect-find-180951467/For 150 years, the famous explorers were relatively unknown charactersThu, 05 Jun 2014 14:04:01 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/what-did-lewis-and-clark-expect-find-180951467/Meriwether Lewis' Mysterious Deathhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/meriwether-lewis-mysterious-death-144006713/Two hundred years later, debate continues over whether the famous explorer committed suicide or was murderedFri, 09 Oct 2009 03:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/meriwether-lewis-mysterious-death-144006713/