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Born: August 1st, 1770, Ladysmith, Virginia

Died: September 1st, 1838, St. Louis, Missouri

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William Clark had 6 sons and 2 daughters: Merriwether Lewis Clark Sr.(son), John Julius Clark(son), Harriet Clark(daughter), George Rogers Hancock Clark(son), Mary Margaret Clark(daughter), Edmund Clark(son), William Preston Clark(son), Jefferson Kearny Clark(son)

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Clark named rock formation after Sacajawea's son called Pompy's Tower and he carved on its surface "W Clark July 25 1806"

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Clark went on an expedition to explore the land West of the Mississippi with Merriwether Lewis and on the expedition they met Sacajawea and her husband Toussaint and they joined them as interpreters

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They built a fort in Oregon to withstand the winter called FortClatsop and when they got back they were named national heroes and were rewarded for their trailblazing efforts with extra pay and land

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William Clark was an excellent map maker and with the map he had made of the land West of the Mississippi he helped the rest of the nation to understand the geography of the American West

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William Clark died of natural causes and was buried in St. Louis Missouri September 1st, 1838