Clark's Point Traditional Cache

In late 1802 George Rogers Clark built a log cabin on the banks of the Ohio River and in early 1803 he and his brother William Clark moved to what is now Clarksville from their parent’s cabin on Mulberry Hill (see GC250M9). 

In June of 1803 President Thomas Jefferson commissioned the Corps of Discovery to explore the newly acquired Louisiana Purchase.  Jefferson selected Captain Meriwether Lewis to lead the Corps.  Lewis then selected William Clark as the expedition co-captain. 

Lewis’s group of eleven men left Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in August en route to the Falls of the Ohio.  Meanwhile William Clark recruited seven additional men from the Louisville area to join the expedition.  On October 26^th 1803 the Lewis and Clark Expedition departed George Rogers farm near the present day boat ramp.  During the three years William was gone George Rogers Clark continued to reside in the cabin. He built and operated a small gristmill nearby.  The expedition returned to Clarksville from their eight thousand mile journey on November 5^th 1806.  William’s return was short lived as President Jefferson appointed him brigadier general of the militia in the Louisiana Territory in 1807.  He would soon depart and set up headquarters in what is now Saint Louis, Missouri.  William went on to lead several campaigns during the War of 1812.  In 1813 he was appointed by President Madison as governor of the newly created Missouri territory. William died on September 1, 1838 and is buried in Saint Louis.

George Rogers Clark lived in the cabin and operated the grist mill on the banks of the Ohio until 1809.  After suffering a stroke, which caused him to fall in an operating fireplace, he was forced to move back to Louisville to live with his sister at Locust Grove.  He remained there until his death in 1818.

Clark's Landing

The cache is a camouflaged Bison Tube that is hidden next to a larger container.  It is located near Clark's Landing where Lewis and Clark began their historic journey in 1803. The best way to access the cache would be go down the boat ramp, down the river bank, and then back up.  The last 10 feet is steep and can be a bit tricky.  Please use caution on the loose river bank rocks.  Remember to bring a writing instrument to sign the log.