104 West Ashland

Historical marker location:

104 West Ashland Avenue, Indianola, Iowa

( Marker is on West Ashland Avenue west of North Howard Street, on the right when traveling west.)

The famous explorers Lewis and Clark passed through Iowa in 1804 on their journey to the Pacific Ocean, but they didn't actually set foot on Iowa soil. The expedition traveled along the western border of Iowa, which was then part of the Missouri Territory.