Lewis and Clark in Iowa
- Location: Charles E. and Florence M. Lakin Community Center 61321 315th St Malvern, IA (View on Google Maps) Start Date: April 14, 2025
- Start Time: 12:00 pm
- End Time: 1:00 pm
Donald Shurr’s presentation, “Lewis and Clark in Iowa,” will begin with the story before the expedition: the sale of the Louisiana Purchase to the United States. Tracing the 1803 course from Elizabeth, Penn., to St. Charles, Mo., Shurr will discuss the background, death and burial of Sgt. Charles Floyd in what is now Iowa, and he will offer insightful information about many expedition members, including York; the engages hired to help move the expedition’s boats up the Missouri River; and the dog Seaman.
An accompanying PowerPoint presentation will show the keelboat and the pirogues with actual photos taken in St. Charles and at the Onawa Lewis and Clark State Park. The audience will be exposed to the many “firsts” that occurred in Iowa, the true peril of this journey and the return of Lewis and Clark to civilization at journey’s end.
Donald Shurr is a Certified Prosthetist/Orthotist and Physical Therapist who has lived in Iowa since 1964. An author of many articles and books, Don has taught at the University of Iowa in Physical Therapy for 25 years. In addition, Don was trained in St. Charles, Missouri, to pilot the reenactment boats which will be used during the Bicentennial commemoration of the Corp of Discovery expedition.
Click on the link below for more information about the event:
Donald Shurr: Lewis & Clark in Iowa – Humanities Iowa
The photo shown for this event is of Floyd’s Monument in Sioux City, Iowa. The photo was taken by Jim Wark.
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