Expedition is key in u. S. History, the idea of the expedition was to encourage more American Travel up the missouri river, and more american trade with the American Indians. What the story is in south dakota, there is some interesting tales. First of all, when you come into south dakota, you have Sergeant Floyd had just died where the current city of sioux city is. But it was when they got to what is now the city of elk point, south dakota, they elected patrick gass as the new sergeant. It was the first election held in south dakota. Interestingly enough, clarks slave, york, was allowed to vote in that election, highly unusual situation. Farther up the river, they found a mound, supposed to be inhabited by devils. Of course they had to see these devils. But once they got to the top of spirit mountain, what did they see . Their first bison. There was acres and acres of bison on this flatland. You have got to remember, these are men coming from me eastern United States, who were used to
[applause] [captions Copyright National cable satellite corp. 2017] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. Visit ncicap. Org] interested in American History tv . Visit our website, cspan. Org history. You can preview programs, watch college lectures, archival films, and more. Cspan. Org history. To year, south dakota on American History tv. Located on the Missouri River, this capital city is the second smallest in the u. S. With a 13,000. On of just over with help from our Cable Partners in the next hour we will explode his we will e,plore the history of pierr beginning with the State Capitol building. Mr. Venhuizen pierre is a pretty small town as far as capitals go. Fort pierre is another 2500 people. Between the two, probably 15,000 people. Not only is it small, but it is pretty remote. It was selected as the state capital because it is in the middle of the state. It is really a two or two and a half hou
Encourage more American Travel of the Missouri River and more american trade with the indians. The story of south dakota, there are interesting tales. When you come into south dakota, Sergeant Lloyd had just died. They got to elk point, south dakota. Interestingly, clarks slave Sergeant Floyd had just died. They got to elk point, south dakota. Interestingly, clarks slave york was able to vote in the election. Very unusual. They had to go see these devils. Once they got to the top of the spirit mounts, what did they see . Their first bison. Acres and acres of bison. These are men coming from the eastern United States who are used to seeing trees and forests and heal and fields and rocks. This was a farmers delight as well as a hunters delight. The youngest member of the expedition got lost. But the most important thing that happened, the lakota here, many historians believe it could have been the end of the expedition because it was a confrontation. It was a great misunderstanding betwe
Behind me is the awa hi dam which sits to the north of the city of pierre built in 1962 by the army corps of engineers 100 years after lewis and clark made their way up the Missouri River in this area. Come with us to the Cultural Heritage center to learn more about their journey. The lewis and Clark Expedition is key in u. S. History. The idea the expedition was to encourage more American Travel up Missouri River and more american trade with the American Indians. What the story is in south dakota, theres some interesting tales. First when you come to south dakota, Sergeant Floyd had died. When you got to what is now elk point, south dakota, they elected patrick gasss, the first election held in south dakota. Interestingly enough clarks slave york was allowed to vote in that election. A highly unusual situation. Further up the river they saw spirit mound, supposed to be inhabited by 18 high devils, of course, they had to go see these devils. Once they got to the top of spirit mountain,
Behind me is the awahi dam which sits just to the north of the city of pier. It was built in 1962 by the army corps of engineers some 162 years after lewis and clark had made their way up the Missouri River through this area. Come with us to the south Dakota Cultural Heritage Center to learn more about their journey. The lewis and Clark Expedition is key in u. S. History. The idea the expedition was to encourage more American Travel up Missouri River and more american trade with the American Indians. What the story is in south dakota, theres some interesting tales. First when you come to south dakota, Sergeant Floyd had died. Where sioux city is. When you got to what is now elk point, south dakota, they elected patrick gas as the first sargeant. The first election held in south dakota. Interestingly enough clarks slave york was allowed to vote in that election. A highly unusual situation. Further up the river they saw spirit mound, supposed to be inhabited by 18 high devils, of course,