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Florence Carlton School
Florence, Montana
Lewis and Clark
Revisit Travellers Rest*
"our guide ( Old Toby) inform me that we should leave the river (Today's Bitterroot River) at this place and the weather appearing settled and fair I determined to halt the next day rest our horses and take som scelestial Observations. we called this Creek Travellers rest."
Captain Meriwether Lewis, September 9, 1805
About this Site
This Web site was created by Jackie McCann and her fifth-grade class from Florence, Montana.
Jackie received a grant through the Northwest Regional Education Laboratory (NWREL) to create a Web site with her class that could be used by educators and students looking for information about Travellers Rest and how it relates to Lewis and Clark.
The class had a wonderful time researching, reading the journals, meeting people, and visiting the actual Travellers Rest site! What you see as you peruse the pages of this project is the result of four months of work which began in February of 2000.
The class took its own journey of sorts into its local history, the impact of which became very evident when they reached Lewis and Clark in their social studies textbook. The students read the nine paragraphs written about the journey and were stunned. "That's all?" was one student's response. The class period continued with a lively discussion of people, places, names, and events that were not mentioned. The students' assignment for the day was to write about five pieces of information that were not mentioned in the text that they felt fifth-grade students should learn about the journey. "Only five? Can we write more?" was the students' response. Of course, the next question was, "For extra credit?"
*Spelling given to the site by Meriwether Lewis. This spelling will be used throughout the project.
Overview of Travellers Rest History
On the evening of September 9, 1805, Meriwether Lewis, William Clark, and the Corps of Discovery made their way to the campsite known today as Travellers Rest. They had just traveled north, up the present day Bitterroot River. On the advise of their Shoshone Indian Guide, Old Toby, they followed a stream running west. Lewis named this stream Travellers Rest Creek and it is known today as Lolo Creek. The crew rested here for two days as they prepared to make the arduous trek across the Bitterroot Mountains and into Nez Perce Indian territory.
On the return journey, nearly a year later, the party camped at the same spot. It was June 30, 1806. Again staying for a few days to rest and prepare, they departed on the second of July. It is at this point that the captains, each with a portion of their party, set out in different directions. Lewis followed the Bitterroot River North and then east towards present day Great Falls. Clark headed south and mirrored the original trail followed the previous year.
This historic campground is the topic of study for this Web site.
Travellers Rest: Yesterday
Travellers Rest: Today
Travellers Rest: Tomorrow
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This document's URL is: © 2001 Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory Date of Last Update: 2/25/2002  |