[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 281 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 281

To express support for an interpretive site near Wood River, Illinois, 
     as the point of departure for the Lewis and Clark Expedition.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 24, 1997

   Mr. Costello (for himself, Mr. Rush, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. LaHood, Mr. 
Lipinski, Mr. Ewing, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Weller, Mr. 
   Blagojevich, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Evans, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. 
     Hastert, Mr. Poshard, and Mr. Yates) submitted the following 
      resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Resources

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                               RESOLUTION


 
To express support for an interpretive site near Wood River, Illinois, 
     as the point of departure for the Lewis and Clark Expedition.

Whereas President Thomas Jefferson selected Meriwether Lewis and William Clark 
        to be co-leaders of an expedition to explore the Missouri and Columbia 
        rivers;
Whereas Lewis and Clark staged their epic journey at the confluence of the 
        Mississippi and Missouri Rivers in December of 1803;
Whereas they camped for the winter at the mouth of Wood River, on the Illinois 
        side of the Mississippi, opposite the entrance to the Missouri River;
Whereas the two captains recruited young woodsmen and enlisted soldiers who 
        volunteered from nearby Army outposts, selecting a roster of 
        approximately 45 men for the expedition;
Whereas Meriwether Lewis recorded that the mouth of the Wood River was ``to be 
        considered the point of departure'' for one of the most important 
        journeys into the American West; and
Whereas the bicentennial of this monumental expedition will be observed 
        beginning in 2003: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) expresses its support that the site near Wood River, 
        Illinois, be recognized as the starting point for the Lewis and 
        Clark Expedition;
            (2) expresses its support for the people of Illinois to 
        properly recognize this site as one of monumental historical 
        impact; and
            (3) calls upon the President, Secretary of the Interior, 
        Director of the National Park Service, other public officials, 
        and the people of the United States to support and promote this 
        site near Wood River, Illinois, as the starting point for one 
        of the greatest journeys in American history.
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