On October 14th, 1803, Meriwether Lewis and William Clark met up and started the Lewis and Clark expedition. Meriwether Lewis was the leader of the expedition, while William Clark was the co-leader. The goal of this journey was to explore and document the different features of the western land that had just been bought in the Louisiana Purchase. Lewis and Clark gathered a team of explorers. The former decided that the expedition group would be made up of the main members of the Corps of Discovery. The Corps Of Discovery were a group of explorers that were highly skilled in adventuring. The entire expedition group added up to a grand total of 39 members, and only one died in the expedition. One third of them were from Louisville, Kentucky. Luckily, scientists were brought along to document the new species found, because as the expedition set off, a variety of new flora and fauna were discovered.
Cartographers were also brought along on the expedition to create maps of the new land so whenever settlers came westward they would have an idea of where they were going. The expedition went from Missouri to Washington and lasted 28 months. The round trip of the expedition added up to a 7,000 mile adventure.
The Architecture Created on The Falls Of The Ohio
The McAlpine Locks and Dams are both a source of hydroelectric power, and a gateway for boats that travel through it. The McAlpine Dams and Locks were finished in the year 1830, and they now manage a 73 mile stretch of land. The hydroelectric dam was built starting in 1925, and finished in 1927. During the time the dam was the 7th biggest in the United States. The locks were made for boats that were traveling across the river. The boat would go in, and the locks water level was lowered, to match the water level at the end of the drop off. The locks can lower or raise the water level by 37 feet, and can rise the water level to 420 feet above sea level.
credit: McAlpine Locks and Dam. (n.d.). Retrieved May 19, 2016, from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McAlpine_Locks_and_Dam
credit: McAlpine Locks and Dam. (n.d.). Retrieved May 19, 2016, from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McAlpine_Locks_and_Dam