Meriwether Lewis Museum - Natchez Trace

by Debra Martz

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Meriwether Lewis Museum - Natchez Trace

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Debra Martz

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Photograph - Photography

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Meriwether Lewis Museum - Natchez Trace
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This museum, constructed as a log cabin, was built next to the Grinder's Stand location. Only the footprint of the original stand (inn) remains today.
Meriwether Lewis, the renowned explorer and governor of Upper Louisiana, died at Grinder's Stand, on the Natchez Trace, October 11, 1809. He was a leader, writer, naturalist and outdoorsmans ushering in a new era of exploration with his friend William Clark. Selected by President Thomas Jefferson to search for an all-water route to the Pacific, Lewis led his men into uncharted territories and brought them back safely.

Lewis's death remains a mystery; was he shot to death or did he commit suicide. Mrs. Grinder, wife of the innkeeper, heard 2 shots but was afraid to leave her room. The next morning, Lewis was found barely alive with a shot to his head and chest and died later that day at the age of 35. This monument was erected over his gravesite in 1848 with the broken column representing a life cut short.
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November 28th, 2015

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