The EIU History Club recently visited a number of historical sites and museums in the St. Louis area. Some of the places visited were the Lewis and Clark State Historic Site in Hartford, IL, the Elijah Lovejoy Monument and Alton National Cemetery in Alton, IL, the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial in St. Louis, and the Museum of Westward Expansion located underneath the Gateway Arch. The group also enjoyed some delicious Ethiopian food for lunch and some tasty gelato for desert!
Visiting the fort at Camp Dubois (the winter camp for the Lewis & Clark Expedition in the winter of 1803)
Touring the fort at Camp Dubois
Visiting the exhibits at the Lewis & Clark State Historic Site Visitors Center
Examining a replica of one of the boats used by the Lewis & Clark Expedition
Lunch at Meskerem Ethiopian Restaurant in St. Louis
Touring the Museum of Westward Expansion
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