Lewis and Clark's Columbia River
Lewis & Clark's Columbia River - "200 Years Later"
"'down the trodden path', St. Helens, Oregon"
Includes ... "down the trodden path" ... St. Helens, Oregon ...
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Click image to enlarge 		"down the trodden path", St. Helens, Oregon. Portion of the granite tiled pathway depicting the journey of Lewis and Clark. Image taken October 31, 2006.


"down the trodden path" ...
The area around St. Helens, Oregon, was seen and noted by Lewis and Clark on November 5, 1805, as they made their way to the Pacific, spending the night downstream of St. Helens, near Prescott Beach. A town prospered at the "low rockey clifts" noted by Captain Clark, and in 1850 the developing port took the name "St. Helens".
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At the front of the courthouse in St. Helens is a small park with a granite squares pathway winding through it. This walkway depicts the journey of Lewis and Clark. The black granite tiles trace Lewis and Clark's journey to the Pacific in 1805, and the green granite tiles (facing the other direction) depict the journey home in 1806. The tiles are proportionally spaced according to the expedition's progression along the Columbia. Plants and animals discovered along the journey are included, as well as everyday objects the men used. A copy of the Jefferson Peace Medal is one of the objects embedded in a tile.


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Click image to enlarge 		Sign, "down the trodden path", St. Helens, Oregon. Image taken October 31, 2006.
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Click image to enlarge 		Copy, Jefferson Peace Medal, "down the trodden path", St. Helens, Oregon. Image taken February 17, 2007.


Views ...

Image, 2006, Down the trodden path, St. Helens, Oregon, click to enlarge
Click image to enlarge 		Black and green granite tiles, "down the trodden path", St. Helens, Oregon. Portion of the granite tiled pathway depicting the journey of Lewis and Clark. The black tiles are the journey to the Pacific in 1805, and the green tiles are on the return home in 1806. Image taken October 31, 2006.
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Click image to enlarge 		Captain Clark's signature, "down the trodden path", St. Helens, Oregon. Image taken October 31, 2006.
"... I marked my name the Day of the month & year on a Alder tree, the party all cut the first letters of their names on different trees in the bottom."
[Clark, November 23, 1805]
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Click image to enlarge 		California Condor, "down the trodden path", St. Helens, Oregon. Image taken October 31, 2006.
"... Buzzard [California Condor] Capt. Lewis Shot at one, ... larger than any other of their Spece or the largest Eagle white under part of their wings."
[Clark, October 30, 1805]
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Click image to enlarge 		Salt, "down the trodden path", St. Helens, Oregon. Image taken February 17, 2007.
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Click image to enlarge 		Straggly Gooseberry, "down the trodden path", St. Helens, Oregon. Image taken October 31, 2006.
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Click image to enlarge 		Big Leaf Maple, "down the trodden path", St. Helens, Oregon. Image taken October 31, 2006.
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Click image to enlarge 		Maple Leaf, "down the trodden path", St. Helens, Oregon. Image taken February 17, 2007.
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Click image to enlarge 		Government Island and Mount Hood, "down the trodden path", St. Helens, Oregon. Image taken February 17, 2007.
"... low hilley Countrey on each Side (good wintering Place) ... Mt. Hood ... 40 miles distant from the mouth of quick Sand river."
[Clark, November 3, 1805]
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Click image to enlarge 		Discovering Mount Jefferson, "down the trodden path", St. Helens, Oregon. Image taken October 31, 2006.
"We made 22 Miles only to day the wind and a Strong current being against us all day, ... discovered a high mountain S E. Covered with Snow which we call Mt. Jefferson."
[Clark, March 30, 1806]
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Click image to enlarge 		Every day articles, "down the trodden path", St. Helens, Oregon. Image taken October 31, 2006.
"Cool the latter part of the last night this morning Clear and butifull; I had our articles of every discription examined and put out to Dry."
[Clark, November 16, 1805]
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Click image to enlarge 		Scissors, "down the trodden path", St. Helens, Oregon. Image taken February 17, 2007.
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Click image to enlarge 		Pipes, "down the trodden path", St. Helens, Oregon. Image taken February 17, 2007.
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Click image to enlarge 		Trinkets, "down the trodden path", St. Helens, Oregon. Image taken February 17, 2007.
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Click image to enlarge 		Antler, "down the trodden path", St. Helens, Oregon. Image taken February 17, 2007.
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Click image to enlarge 		Fish hook, "down the trodden path", St. Helens, Oregon. Image taken February 17, 2007.
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Click image to enlarge 		Jefferson Peace Medal, "down the trodden path", St. Helens, Oregon. Image taken February 17, 2007.
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Click image to enlarge 		Fort Clatsop, "down the trodden path", St. Helens, Oregon. Image taken February 17, 2007.


From the Journals of Lewis and Clark ...

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*River Miles [RM] are approximate, in statute miles, and were determined from USGS topo maps, obtained from NOAA nautical charts, or obtained from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers website, 2003

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All Lewis and Clark quotations from Gary Moulton editions of the Lewis and Clark Journals, University of Nebraska Press, all attempts have been made to type the quotations exactly as in the Moulton editions, however typing errors introduced by this web author cannot be ruled out; location interpretation from variety of sources, including this website author.
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