Sunday, September 15, 2019

Clarksville, Indiana: Lewis and Clark Statue

Sometimes you can get lucky with a camera.

We visited the Lewis and Clark Statue in Clarksville, Indiana, just before sunset. The angle of the sun made it difficult, so we took this photo with the statue blocking out the intense light. It worked better than we thought, so here it is. The sculpture was unveiled on the 200th anniversary of the duo's journey.

You know about Lewis and Clark and their fabled journey to explore the area of the Louisiana Purchase. In a sense, that trip started in Clarksville, where Lewis and Clark agreed to make the trip and hire help for the journey. They did a memorable job.

The statue is located around the Falls of the Ohio (as in River), and is on the grounds of the Falls of the Ohio Interpretive Center. This was just added to the Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail, extending it from St. Louis. This handshake between Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, which sealed the attempt to go to the Northwest, might be the biggest moment in Clarksville's history.

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