Historical Marker
Lewis and Clark in Kentucky- Danville
Historical marker location:
Danville, Kentucky
( Constitution Square, Main St., Danville)
In December 1806, William Clark, coleader of the Lewis and Clark Expedition to the Pacific Ocean, visited his nephews in school in Danville. Clark was en route to Washington to report to President Jefferson and other government officials about the journey.
(Reverse) It is likely that the Expedition coleader Meriwether Lewis visited Danville in November 1806 with Expedition veterans and a Mandan Indian delegation while traveling the Wilderness Road eastward to Washington.