Lincoln and Lewis and Clark

The first couple of photos concern Lewis and Clark. The Corp of Discovery passed by in July of 1804 heading west. We will let the journals speak for themselves:

http://www.lewisandclarktrail.com/section1/kansascities/history1.htm

Then we move to Lincoln, the Brochure of "A Driving Tour of Abraham Lincoln's 1859 visit to Kansas tells us,Lincoln spent 8 days in Kansas from November 30-December 7,1859.He spoke in Leavenworth,Elwood,Troy,Doniphan and Atchison. Pictures above are of the steps he spoke from and the Carriage he used ,which is housed at the Musuem at Fort Leavenworth. Two months after his visit to bleeding Kansas he gave the Cooper Union speech is credited with launching his Presidential Campaign. The rest is history.