Explorers Lewis and Clark begin journey back east 210 years ago today (Mar 23 1806)


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(Monday, March 23, 1806; during the Lewis and Clark Expedition) — Explorers Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, having reached the Pacific coast, left Fort Clatsop in the Oregon Country near the mouth of the Columbia River today to begin their journey back east.