Down The Ohio

As Lewis and Clark's Corps of Discovery journeyed down the Ohio River, they gathered men and supplies for the expedition. Lewis began keeping his journal in Pittsburgh, and Clark joined him at the Falls of the Ohio as the first of the great expeditions began. Along the way, Lewis recorded reaching Logtown Riffle at nine o’clock, unloading and with much difficulty getting over, but being detained for four hours. He observed that the hills on either side of the Ohio were from 3 to 400 feet high, running parallel on each side and following the river’s general serpentine course for about two miles. Stranded again at Logstown Riffle, Lewis sent two or three men to obtain one horse and an ox, which enabled the party to get over readily, and he paid the man one dollar for the help.

Baden, Pennsylvania · United States