Box 2.2.1.F5 Part 3 Lewis & Clark Special Study

Merrill J. Mattes Original Research·

“Nature has produced changes in the region since the explorers mad their famous trek. While its general course is the same as it was at the beginning of the 19th century, the Missouri has changed its channel many times.”

59 pages
This file contains memorandums regarding a Lewis and Clark study, Letters from the Region Two Office in Omaha, NE, documentation of the survey of sites along the Lewis and Clark Route, recommended sites, and notes to accompany the map of Lolo Trail campsites of Lewis and Clark.

The collection was begun in 1991 by the late Merrill J. Mattes, a co-founder of the Oregon-California Trails Association. That original nucleus was a result of a generous donation from Merrill and reflected his many years as an award-winning National Park Service historian and also included works of his own authorship. The collection is housed at the national Frontier Trails Museum in Independence, Missouri. Here, you have access to many of the original trail diaries he collected in digital form.