This site includes government information about the Lewis and Clark Expedition (1803-1806) and its bicentennial.  It complements an exhibit in the first floor hallway of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign's Main Library Building that will be available December 2003 through January 2004.
General Information	Corps of Discovery: United States Army http://www.army.mil/cmh-pg/LC/index.htm   The Center for Military History of the U.S. Army posted this site on the military aspects of the expedition, including short biographies of the participants and a description of arms and ammunition used by the Corps of Discovery.   Birds and Mammals Observed by Lewis and Clark in North Dakota http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/resource/2000/bmam/mammals.htm A list of animals, including photos and descriptions, compiled by the U.S. Geological Survey's Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center.   Lewis and Clark and the USGS http://www.usgs.gov/features/lewisandclark.html A site about the scientific aspects of the voyage and those who continued exploring west of the Mississippi River after the expedition.   Lewis and Clark and the U.S. Geological Survey in North Dakota http://nd.water.usgs.gov/lewisandclark/index.html This site from a regional office of the USGS focuses on the Missouri River and the Fort Mandan area, including historical maps, excerpts from the expedition journals, and current information.   Rivers, Edens, Empires: Lewis and Clark and the Revealing of America http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/lewisandclark/lewis-landc.html This site complements an exhibit at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C. and includes many images of maps and artifacts from the expedition.   Fill Up the Canvas...Rivers of Words: Exploring with Lewis & Clark http://memory.loc.gov/learn/features/lewisandclark/resources_toc.html This site from the Library of Congress links to images of primary sources found in the library's collection, including correspondence, maps, journals, artwork and photos.   Lewis and Clark as Naturalists http://web4.si.edu/lewisandclark/index.html?loc=/lewisandclark/home.html The flora and fauna collected by Lewis and Clark can be browsed by date collected or by state where it was collected on this site from the Smithsonian Institution.   Native American Treaties and Information http://www-libraries.colorado.edu/ps/gov/us/native.htm This page from the University of Colorado, Boulder gives bibliographic information for government documents on Native American history, as well as links to government information on Native Americans, including treaties with various tribes.   The EOS Education Lewis and Clark Project http://www.lewisandclarkeducationcenter.com/ NASA and the University of Montana have created this site that includes historical and modern maps, images and documents related to the eco-regions along the Lewis and Clark Trail.     Lewis & Clark Pathfinder http://www.indiana.edu/~libgpd/lewisclark.html Indiana University has compiled a bibliography of historical U.S. government sources about the expedition.  A few current government sources and Internet links are also included.   The Thomas Jefferson Papers at the Library of Congress http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/mtjhtml/mtjhome.html The Library of Congress has created searchable versions of approximately 27,000 documents of various types related to Thomas Jefferson, including his correspondence about the expedition.   American State Papers http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/amlaw/lwsp.html Documents from the first 14 sessions of the U.S. Congress are contained in these volumes, which are browseable and searchable on this Library of Congress site.  Many of the documents related to the expedition are in the Indian Affairs volumes.   Lewis and Clark Journey of Discovery http://www.nps.gov/jeff/LewisClark2/HomePage/HomePage.htm This site from the National Park Service's Jefferson National Expansion Memorial in St. Louis has interactive maps of the expedition route and 1804 St. Louis, as well as a timeline, short biographies of all members of the expedition, and educational materials.   Teaching With Documents Lesson Plan: The Lewis and Clark Expedition http://www.archives.gov/digital_classroom/lessons/lewis_and_clark/lewis_and_clark.html This site from the National Archives and Records Administration links to primary documents from and about the expedition and includes lesson plans for using the documents in the classroom.
Commemorating the Bicentennial	LewisandClark200.gov http://www.lewisandclark200.gov A coalition of 32 federal agencies and organizations prepared this site highlighting locations along the Lewis and Clark Trail, as well as describing commemorative events and exhibits.  The site also has materials for teachers.   The Lewis and Clark Bicentennial: Many Voices - One Journey - Join Us http://www.lewisandclark200.gov/people_land_water/PLW.pdf This special issue of the U.S. Department of the Interior's magazine People. Land, and Water has many details on commemorative events, as well as articles on various aspects of the journey and on Native Americans' role in commemorating the bicentennial.
Travel and Tourism	Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail http://www.nps.gov/lecl/ Information on the trail from the National Park Service, as well as a link to information about Corps II, the commemorative exhibit that is touring the country and several maps of the trail. Lewis and Clark Expedition: A National Register of Historic Places Travel Itinerary http://www.cr.nps.gov/NR/travel/lewisandclark/index.htm This site links to the national historic places along the Lewis and Clark Trail. Lewis & Clark State Historic Site: Camp River DuBois http://www.campdubois.com/ This site from the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency describes exhibits and activities at the visitors' center in Hartford, Illinois as well as containing educational materials about the expedition.