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1787-Before 1829 Jean Baptiste Charbonneau 1805-1866 Seaman. The Lewis and Clark Coin and Currency Set includes three different stamps also released in 2004 to recognize the 200th anniversary of the Corps of Discovery. Set in the statue base, adjacent to their respective figures: Meriwether Lewis 1774-1809 William Clark 1770-1838 Sacagawea ca. The scene is reminiscent of the Lewis and Clark expedition, which was properly known as the Corps of Discovery. The coin design features three men paddling a canoe on a river as the Gateway Arch rises behind them from the tree-lined banks. The idea behind the expedition came from the sitting President, Thomas Jefferson. 'Corps of Discovery' is the theme of the Missouri State Quarter. Lewis and Clark Corps of Discovery Journal.pdf - AMERICAN JOURNEYS COLLECTION Original Journals of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, 1804-1806 V. Louis and made its way to the western most point of the country the Pacific Coast. In 1804 President Thomas Jefferson commissioned Merriwether Lewis and William Clark to lead an expedition on an eight thousand mile journey to explore the headwaters of the Missouri River in search of a Northwest Passage to the Pacific Ocean. Inscribed around the granite base: “Of courage undaunted and a fidelity to truth… I could have no hesitation confiding the enterprise to him.” Thomas Jefferson 1813 (written as a memorial tribute to Merriweather Lewis). This illustrated interpretive map is the most comprehensive view of the 1803 1806 epic Lewis and Clark. The Lewis and Clark Expedition was the first government sponsored expedition into what is currently Western part of the United States. The pavement employs bricks salvaged from Kansas City’s original stockyards, set in a geometric pattern originally designed by Michelangelo for a Roman plaza (Piazza del Campidoglio). It is placed in a circular plaza in West Terrace Park, originally developed by the WPA in 1943. Created by Eugene Daub, the sculpture honors the Lewis and Clark Expedition and features figures representing Captains Meriweather Lewis and William Clark, Sacagawea (their Shoshone Indian guide), York (Clark’s African-American slave), Jean-Baptiste Toussaint (Sacagawea’s baby) and Seaman (Lewis’ Newfoundland breed dog). The Sovereign Nation of the Shawnee Tribe Uncertified with Replica Compass (2 Tokens) (AGW 1.0 oz., ASW 1.0 oz. This bronze heroic sculpture, titled “Corps of Discovery,” was dedicated in April 2000, coincident with the commemoration of Kansas City, Missouri’s 150 th anniversary. 2005 Gold 100 and Silver 1 Lewis and Clark Expedition of Discovery Proof Tokens.