Region: The Americas · Coordinates: 47.500, -111.301 · 10 events
| Year | Source | Account |
|---|---|---|
| AD 1805 | Journals of Lewis and Clark | Lewis first saw the Great Falls of the Missouri. |
| AD 1805 | Journals of Lewis and Clark | They named the second great falls (a drop of 19 feet) and recorded the spectacle of the river pouring over the rocks. |
| AD 1805 | Journals of Lewis and Clark | Lewis, Clark and all the men carried out the overland portage around the falls. |
| AD 1805 | Journals of Lewis and Clark | With the men they reached the upper portage camp above the White Bear Islands at 3 p.m., having come from the lower end of the portage. |
| AD 1805 | Journals of Lewis and Clark | Independence Day: they finished the leather boat and gave each man a drink. |
| AD 1805 | Journals of Lewis and Clark | They painted and launched the leather boat, but it leaked; the baggage was moved to the canoes and the storage pits were buried. |
| AD 1806 | Journals of Lewis and Clark | Lewis had them move to the old camp above the Great Falls portage to finish the horses' packing gear. |
| AD 1806 | Journals of Lewis and Clark | They dug up the wagon wheels buried earlier and confirmed they were in good condition; the iron-framed boat was not badly damaged either. |
| AD 1806 | Journals of Lewis and Clark | Early in the morning they had the horses driven in, but only one came back, and they noticed that one horse had disappeared. |
| AD 1806 | Journals of Lewis and Clark | After sketching the falls, they set out to search for the Marias River. |