Share in story and song, as you meet the Native American who traveled with Lewis and Clark, journeying back to 1805. Then, U.S. President Thomas Jefferson had just bought 828,000 acres of land from Napoleon, Emperor of France. Jefferson spent $15 million – about 3 cents an acre – for the land that spread from the Mississippi River to the Rocky Mountains and from the Gulf of Mexico to Canada. This land doubled the size of the United States. He sent surveyors Lewis and Clark and their Corps of Discovery to:
1. Map out this new territory
2. Establish trade with the native people there
3. Find a Northwest Passage waterway from the Missouri River to the Pacific Ocean
4. Document new plants and animals
5. Claim the Pacific Northwest and Oregon territory by establishing an American sovereignty
The Corps of Discovery traveled with 53 men and one woman with a baby. That woman was Sacagawea, who Robin Pease brings to life in this rich reenactment.
This event is part of the JES's USA 250 Event Series. JES Satellite Programming is sponsored by Erie Insurance.
Location: Lincoln Community Center Library – 1255 Manchester Road, Erie, PA 16505
Date/Time: Monday, July 13th, 6:00-7:30PM
Admission: FREE
