IN-31.2004.1 John Shields Lewis and Clark Expedition Member

Marker text: JOHN SHIELDS LEWIS AND CLARK EXPEDITION MEMBER

Shields, born 1769 in Virginia, served as a private for the entire Lewis and Clark Expedition from October 19, 1803 until October 10, 1806; one of its "Nine Young Men from Kentucky, " he was a skilled gunsmith and blacksmith.

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Location: 310 N. Elm Street, Harrison County Convention & Visitors Bureau, Corydon, Harrison County, Indiana

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