VA-W161 Birthplace of Meriwether Lewis

Marker text: BIRTHPLACE OF MERIWETHER LEWIS

Half a mile north was born, 1774, Meriwether Lewis of the Lewis and Clark expedition, sent by Jefferson to explore the far west, 1804-1806. The expedition reached the mouth of the Columbia River, November 15, 1805.

Virginia Conservation Commission 1942

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Location: US 250 (sign is on the westbound side of the road) near Ivy (west of Charlottesville)., Albemarle County, Virginia

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