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President Thomas Jefferson "Peace and Friendship Medals" gifted by Lewis and Clark were discovered at three burial sites in the Northwest: near Wallula, WA in 1891, Potlatch, Idaho in 1899, and Lyon's Ferry, WA in 1964. Basemap by WSDOT.

Lewis and Clark and the Corps of Discovery spent the winter of 1805-1806 at Fort Clatsop on what's now the Oregon side of the Columbia River. However, the explorers' "moment of discovery" took place on what's now the Washington side.

This "Peace and Friendship Medal" was discovered by railroad construction workers who disturbed a grave near Potlatch, Idaho in 1899. It is believed to have been given as a gift to a member of the Nez Perce Tribe by American explorers Meriwether Lewis and William Clark in 1806. Photo by American Museum of Natural History.

Uncovering the buried legacies of Lewis and Clark

Seattle, Washington, USA

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