Frankfort, KY --- There is still time to see the Lewis & Clark: The Exploration of the American West, 1803-1806 exhibition at the Kentucky Historical Society’s Thomas D. Clark Center for Kentucky History. The exhibition closes on Saturday, January 27.
Since the exhibition’s opening on October 6, 2006, it has already attracted nearly 10,000 visitors. The exhibition, on loan from The Filson Historical Society in Louisville, features original portraits, documents, and artifacts from one of the most famous adventures in American history.
“We’re celebrating the full circle of the return of the Lewis and Clark expedition to where its adventure first began,” says Kent Whitworth, executive director of the Kentucky Historical Society. “This is a national story with Kentucky roots. We are pleased to be a part of the 200th anniversary of the accomplishment of this great adventure.”
In October 1803, Meriwether Lewis joined his friend and coleader William Clark in Clark’s home near Louisville to begin their legendary partnership. They recruited a group of young Kentuckians to form the nucleus of the Corps of Discovery. On October 26, they pushed off from the Falls of the Ohio on the first organized U.S. exploration of the territory west of the Mississippi River. They returned to Kentucky to a heroes’ welcome in November 1806.
The Kentucky Historical Society presents this exhibition in conjunction with the Kentucky Lewis and Clark Bicentennial Commission. The Kentucky Historical Society is located at 100 West Broadway, Frankfort, KY. Hours of admission are 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. The cost of admission to the Kentucky Historical Society museums is $4 for adults, $2 for Youth (ages 6-18), and children 5 and under are free.
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An agency of the Kentucky Commerce Cabinet, the Kentucky Historical Society, since 1836, has provided connections to the past, perspective on the present, and inspiration for the future. KHS operates the Old State Capitol, the Kentucky Military History Museum, and its headquarters, the Thomas D. Clark Center for Kentucky History. Since 1999, the thirty-million- dollar Center has welcomed more than one million visitors. For more information about the Kentucky Historical Society and its programs, visit our Web site at www.history.ky.gov.