Kentucky Connections
In addition to the Kentucky people and Kentucky places associated with the Lewis and Clark Expedition, there are other Kentucky connections. Below are profiles of artifacts, letters, newspaper reports, and other items illustrating Kentucky’s expedition legacy.
A list highlighting the major Kentucky connections to the Lewis and Clark expedition.
Kentucky newspapers were often the first to report on expedition news.
Read about the Filson’s holdings related to the Lewis and Clark expedition.
This detailed article considers new evidence suggesting it was Patrick Gass who first brought word to Louisville regarding the expedition’s return in 1806.
View a nine panel exhibit sponsored by Kentucky Historical Society, The Filson Historical Society, The Kentucky Humanities Council, and the Kentucky Lewis and Clark Bicentennial Commission.
The Filson Historical Society’s museum collection includes a bighorn sheep horn which many historians consider to be the only verified animal artifact from the expedition.
Clark’s letters to his older brother Jonathan relate his activities, opinions, feelings, experiences, and news.
The diary of William Clark’s older brother Jonathan notes the departure and return of the captains from and to the Falls of the Ohio.
The expedition’s best friend. Read about Seaman’s fate after the expedition.