Bloomington-based author Craig Fehrman introduces a wealth of characters in his new book “This Vast Enterprise: A New History ...

A flag was placed in the hand of the statue of the Meriwether Lewis statue, who is portrayed alongside William Clark, seen ...

To mark America's 250th birthday, The Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University has an exhibition rich with artifacts ...

John D.W. Guice, emeritus professor of history, University of Southern Mississippi Nobody disputes that Meriwether Lewis died of gunshot wounds suffered on October 11, 1809, at Grinder’s Stand, an inn ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - Meriwether Lewis Electric Cooperative said Wednesday afternoon that power has been restored to all of its customers “who can safely be reconnected.” More than 18,000 users of ...

BALDWYN, Miss. (AP) — Clark Richey of Baldwyn has heard the legends of the Natchez Trace throughout the course of his lifetime, growing up just miles away from the 444-mile stretch of ancient land. “I ...

Controversy over Meriwether Lewis' death has descendants and scholars campaigning to exhume his body at his grave site in Tennessee. Connie Ricca / Corbis Captain Meriwether Lewis—William Clark’s ...