Meriwether Lewis
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Meriwether Lewis
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1805 Lewis and Clark Expedition: scouting ahead of the expedition, Meriwether Lewis and four companions sight the Great Falls of the Missouri River.
1809 Along the Natchez Trace in Tennessee, explorer Meriwether Lewis dies under mysterious circumstances at an inn called Grinder's Stand.
2001 President Bill Clinton posthumously raises Meriwether Lewis' rank from Lieutenant to Captain.