Ohio River Navigation Charts : Cairo, Illinois, to Foster, Kentucky

The Lewis & Clark Corps Discovery was the first of the great explorations undertaken by the U.S. In 1803, Meriwether Lewis & William Clark & their party set out for the Pacific, which was then virtually unknown territory for explorers. The idea, the planning, & the journey began in the Eastern U.S. This collection of navigation charts for the Ohio River between Foster, KY, & New Martinsville, WV, was issued by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Sites for the Lewis & Clark Expedition noted on the charts are based on historical references & are approximate locations. In 1803, Lewis journeyed down the Ohio River with boats & equipment & recruited men along the way for the western exploration. Clark joined him at the Falls of the Ohio in mid-Oct.Lewis, Meriwether is the author of 'Ohio River Navigation Charts : Cairo, Illinois, to Foster, Kentucky', published 2005 under ISBN 9781422301937 and ISBN 1422301931.