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William Thomas BLAND, Congress, MO (1861-1928)

BLAND William Thomas , a Representative from Missouri; born in Weston, Lewis County, Va. (now West Virginia), January 21, 1861; was graduated from the University of West Virginia at Morgantown in…

The Journals of Lewis & Clark: April 11, 1805

by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark April 10, 1805April 12, 1805April 11, 1805 Thursday April 11th Set out at an early hour; I proceeded with the party and Capt Clark with George…

The Journals of Lewis & Clark: June 21, 1805

by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark June 20, 1805June 22, 1805June 21, 1805 Friday June 21st 1805. This morning I employed the greater part of the men in transporting a part of the…

Boone, Daniel

(Encyclopedia) Boone, Daniel, 1734–1820, American frontiersman, b. Oley (now Exeter) township, near Reading, Pa. The Boones, English Quakers, left Pennsylvania in 1750 and settled (1751 or 1752) in…