USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Reaching St. Louis on September 23, 1806, Clark noted, “We were met by all the village and received a harty welcom.” The corps’ 8, 000-mile journey was over.

Detailed explanation-2: -Lewis and Clark and their Corps of Discovery triumphantly returned to St. Louis in 1806.

Detailed explanation-3: -On September 20, 1806, after nearly two-and-a-half years spent exploring the western wilderness, the Corps of Discovery arrived at the frontier village of La Charette, the first white settlement they had seen since leaving behind the outposts of the eastern settlements in 1804.

Detailed explanation-4: -After pausing there for winter, the explorers began their long journey back to St. Louis. On September 23, 1806, after two and a half years, the expedition returned to the city, bringing back a wealth of information about the largely unexplored region, as well as valuable U.S. claims to Oregon Territory.

Detailed explanation-5: -Expedition from May 14, 1804, to October 16, 1805. Over the duration of the trip, from May 14, 1804, to September 23, 1806, from St. Louis, Missouri, to the Pacific Ocean and back, the Corps of Discovery, as the expedition company was called, traveled nearly 8, 000 miles (13, 000 km).