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Sacagawea: Quick Facts

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Facts

Also Known As Sakakawea • Sacajawea
Born c.1788
Died December 20, 1812?
Role In Lewis and Clark Expedition

Did You Know?

  • Sacagawea grew up in what is now Idaho in the United States.
  • Sacagawea had an equal vote in the expedition's decision to camp near present-day Astoria, Oregon, for the winter of 180506.
  • Sacagawea would dig up plants such as wild artichokes that had been buried by mice for the winter.

Photos

United States postage stamp featuring Sacagawea in traditional Shoshone dress with two braids, holding a staff, against a sky with clouds. The stamp value reads 29 USA.
Lewis and Clark Expedition
Lewis and Clark Expedition
Bronze statue by Leonard Crunelle depicting Sacagawea carrying her son Jean-Baptiste Charbonneau on her back, with trees in the background.
Lewis and Clark Expedition
Lewis and Clark Expedition
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Pompey's Pillar
Map tracing the Lewis and Clark Expedition routes from St. Louis, Missouri, up the Missouri River, across the Rocky Mountains, and to the mouth of the Columbia River on the Pacific coast. The map uses red and purple lines to show the outbound journey (1804-05) and the separate return and exploratory routes (1805-06), with key locations such as Fort Mandan and Fort Clatsop marked, and territorial boundaries of the period labeled, including the Louisiana Purchase.
A worn, handwritten account book belonging to William Clark, with a faded greenish cover and cursive writing visible on the front.
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