Click on any of the markers below to learn more about the history of the Missouri River and the Lewis and Clark expedition. For fun facts about each of the states along the Corps of Discovery route, click on the name of the state. Follow this link to learn more about the historic importance and transformation of the Missouri and to find out what American Rivers, the nation's leading river conservation organization, is doing to help restore the Missouri to some of its original prominence and splendor.

* Click here to find out more about Stephen Ambrose, who leads the expedition along the Missouri on The History Channel's Save Our History™ special documentary.


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