Lewis

I chose to read the journal entry by Meriwether Lewis, which took place at three forks on July 28th, 1805. This entry is about the spot where the Missouri river splits into three rivers. Lewis and Clark were having a hard time determining which river was the true Missouri river.

When Lewis and Clark sailed the Missouri river they came to a fork which separated three ways. They could not figure out which was the Missouri because all three rivers were ninety yards wide. Also the appearance the rivers were very similar, this made them believe that the rivers were formed form the same mold. Lewis and Clark decided to discontinue the name of Missouri and name the rivers. They named the southwest branch, Jefferson River after the president of the United States. The middle branch was dubbed the Madison River after the secretary of state; the