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Picture Gallery: Astoria, OR and Long Beach, WA Signature Event -
"Destination Pacific 2005"

Photo: The opening ceremony for the Lewis and Clark Bicentennial Commemoration National Signature Event was held at Fort Stevens, Oregon (near the town of Warrenton) on Veterans Day. The ceremony was intended to honor all of our nation's veterans, regardless of branch of service, as well as the Soldiers that made up the Lewis and Clark expedition.
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Photo: The extremely wet weather did not deter a large crowd from coming out to see the VIPs who made up the official part of the opening ceremony. The dignitaries included the Governors of Washington State and Oregon, members of the Oregon legislature, the Commanding General of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and The Adjutant Generals of the Washington State and Oregon National Guard.
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Photo: Musical entertainment was provided by the Oregon National Guard's 234th Army Band and the Washington State National Guard's 133rd Army Band.
Musical entertainment was provided by the Oregon National ... [more]

Photo: Chief Warrant Officer 4 Jim Powell treats the crowd to a rendition of Lee Greenwood's "Proud to be an American".
Chief Warrant Officer 4 Jim Powell treats the crowd to a ... [more]

Photo: Reenactors in the garb of Jeffersonian Army Soldiers were present at the opening ceremonies. The mix of Native American clothing and military garb accurately reflect the deteriorating condition of the expedition's military wardrobe.
Reenactors in the garb of Jeffersonian Army Soldiers were ... [more]

 

Photo: - Another view of Jeffersonian Army reenactors portraying members of the Lewis and Clark expedition.
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Photo:Another reenactor also portrayed Captain William Clark's manservant York.
Another reenactor also portrayed Captain William Clark's ...[more]

 

Photo: The reenactors at the opening ceremony did not confine themselves to the Lewis and Clark expedition, but also portrayed service-members from all of America's past conflicts. Here we see a World War I "Doughboy" (right) and a Soldier who fought in Cuba during the Spanish-American War.
The reenactors at the opening ceremony did not confine...[more]

Photo: Members of the multi-Service color guard (U.S. Army, U.S. Air Force, U.S. Navy and U.S. Coast Guard) prepare to present the Service Flags, State Flags, and National Colors at the Fort Stevens opening ceremony. Several members of the Lewis and Clark Fife and Drum Corps, dressed in Jeffersonian Army musicians' uniforms, can be seen immediately to the rear of the color guard. The corps is one of America's few all-youth corps, with members ranging in age from 10 - 18. The young musicians play replica fifes and rope-tension drums used during the Eighteenth and Nineteenth centuries. Their uniforms are red wool coats and bearskin crested hats, patterned after those of U.S. Army field musicians of the period 1804 - 1810.
Members of the multi-Service color guard (U.S. Army...[more]

 

Photo: Another view of the multi-Service color guard. The flags are arranged in precedence, with the National Colors to the right of the line, followed by the State flags and Service flags in order to seniority. Absent from the color guard is the U.S. Marine Corps Flag, which is senior to all other Service flags with the exception of the U.S. Army.
Another view of the multi-Service color guard... [more]

Photo: Salute batteries were arrayed on both the Washington State and Oregon sides of the Columbia River to commemorate the opening ceremony. In this photo you can see the Oregon saluting battery which was composed of three modern 105mm howitzers and one Napoleon Brass 12-pounder of Civil War vintage on the rampart of Fort Stevens.
Salute batteries were arrayed on both the Washington State ... [more]

 

Photo: The gun crew of the Napoleon Brass 12-pounder goes through the motions of preparing to fire a blank charge.
The gun crew of the Napoleon Brass 12-pounder goes through ... [more]

Photo: Close up view of the reenactors who were representing a Civil War era Federal artillery crew during the opening ceremony of "Destination - The Pacific".
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Photo: Soldiers of the Oregon National Guard, to include members of the 1st Battalion, 162nd Infantry, 41st Separate Infantry Brigade (Enhanced) provided logistical support to the opening ceremonies.
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Photo: Company B of the 52nd Engineers (Oregon Army National Guard) also had several pieces of the equipment they use on display on the grounds of Fort Stevens during the opening ceremonies.
- Company B of the 52nd Engineers (Oregon Army Nationa ...[more]

Photo: Spectators stand as the color guard makes it way forward. Presentation of the colors was followed immediately afterward by a rendition of the National Anthem by the former Miss America of 2002, Katie Harman.
Spectators stand as the color guard makes it way forward... [more]

Photo: A view of the Washington State coastline near Cape Disappointment, located about five miles south of Long Beach, WA. The expedition ventured as far north as Cape Disappointment, named by an English seafarer in 1788, in search of natural harbors and anchorages that could shelter trading vessels from storms.
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Photo: Can you imagine paddling a open wooden canoe for thirty miles in these rough waters? The Lewis and Clark expedition did, traveling from Fort Clatsop, Oregon back up the Columbia River to cross over at a narrower point than its turbulent five mile wide mouth before traveling back down the Columbia along the Washington State shoreline to reach Cape Disappointment.
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Photo: A view of Dismal Nitch where a great storm forced the expedition to hunker down for five days (November 10 - 14, 1805) on the Washington State shoreline one mile east of the mouth of the Columbia River. This must have been especially frustrating to Meriwether Lewis as he had already sighted the Pacific Ocean. This site is located along Highway 101 approximately one mile west of the present-day Astoria-Megler Bridge.
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Photo: Members of the Lewis and Clark Fife and Drum Corps at Long Beach, WA.
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Photo: A Corps of Engineers employee portrays a member of the Lewis and Clark Expedition at the National Park Service Corps II traveling exhibit at Long Beach, WA
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Photo: Two Corps of Engineers reencators introduce spectators to the intricacies of nineteenth century dancing. One reenactor is portraying Pierre Cruzatte, a river hand enlisted by Lewis and Clark who also possessed considerable musical talents. The Lewis and Clark journal frequently make mention of Private Cruzatte playing his fiddle at the end of a tiring day to help lift the morale of his fellow Soldiers.
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Photo: Private George Gibson, dressed in the uniform of a new recruit, playing his fiddle for the spectators in the Corps II portable exhibit hall known as the "Tent of Many Voices".
Private George Gibson, dressed in the uniform of a new recruit, ... [more]

 

Photo: Some of the spectators at the Long Beach, WA event try their hand at nineteenth century style dancing.
Some of the spectators at the Long Beach, WA event try their ... [more]

Photo: Private George Gibson, along with his able assistant, pose for photographs with their fans after the music has ended.
Private George Gibson, along with his able assistant, pose for ... [more]

Photo: The Oregon Army National Guard had a display tent at the Long Beach, WA Lewis and Clark commemorative event.
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Photo: The Army National Guard display tent featured information on the Lewis and Clark expedition as well as citizen soldiers throughout our nation's history.
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Photo: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers reenactors belonging to "Captain Lewis' Company" begin a long day of fatigue duty at their encampment in Long Beach.

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Photo: A view of the Salt Works employed by the Lewis and Clark expedition to boil seawater in order to obtain salt used to cure meat and for trading purposes with neighboring Native American tribes. This kiln, which was reconstructed on the site of the original, is located in the present day town of Seaside, Oregon. The stone kiln seen here is located about 30 minutes by automobile from Fort Clatsop, which translates to a trek of several days by the Lewis and Clark expedition.

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Photo: The Salt Works were established on 3 January 1806 and remained in operation until 20 February 1806. During that period, the three members of the expedition detailed as "saltmakers" succeeded in obtaining four bushels of salt.

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Photo: Another view of the Salt Works. The actual site was established in 1900 by the Oregon Historical Society using oral history accounts from Native American tribes who lived in the area at the time of Lewis and Clark.

Another view of the Salt Works. The actual site was established...[more]

Photo: How did the members of the Lewis and Clark expedition live while they were building Fort Clatsop? Here you can see an example of the canvas tentage used as shelters by the enlisted men.

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Photo: One of the members of the expedition is seen here using a specialized tool to scrape fur from a pelt that will be used to make new clothing.

One of the members of the expedition is seen here using a... [more]

Photo: Another view of the tentage used by the Lewis and Clark expedition while they were building Fort Clatsop. This temporary camp is located in the Lewis and Clark National Forest about fifty yards from the actual site of Fort Clatsop.

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Photo: Several reenactors are busily engaged building a new smokehouse for the Corps of Discovery to store meat brought in by hunting parties.

Several reenactors are busily engaged building a new... [more]

Photo: The replica of Fort Clatsop, which was originally built in 1955, burned to the ground on 8 October 2005. It is scheduled to be rebuilt beginning in December 2005. Until then, members of the National Park Service and academia are conducting an archeological dig on the site hoping to find several more artifacts from the Lewis and Clark expedition.

The replica of Fort Clatsop, which was originally built in 1955 ...[more]

Photo: Archeologists searching for artifacts at Fort Clatsop. The concrete foundations, barely visible in the background, were laid in 1955 when the replica was built. The real Fort Clatsop did not have any concrete foundations as it was constructed entirely of wood.

Archeologists searching for artifacts at Fort Clatsop. The ... [more]

Photo:Another view of the ongoing archeological dig at Fort Clatsop.

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