Lewis and Clark in Kentucky- William Clark's 1809 Visit & Death of Meriwether Lewis

Historical marker location:

Russellville, Kentucky

( US 68 & KY 80, Russellville)

William Clark, coleader of the famous Lewis & Clark Expedition, visited Russellville with his family October 3-7, 1809, while traveling to Louisville and farther east. Benjamin & Eleanor Clark Temple, Clark's niece, lived in Russellville.

<h5>Reverse</h5>On Oct. 21, 1809, Russellville Farmer's Friend newspaper ran one of the first reports of the death of Meriwether Lewis, coleader of the Expedition. Taken from a Tenn. paper, it detailed his suicide at an inn on the Natchez Trace.

William Clark Lewis and Clark Expedition Meriwether Lewis