Sacajawea State Park is a public recreation area and historical preserve in the city of
Pasco,
Washington, covering at the
confluence of the
Snake
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and
Columbia rivers where the
Lewis and Clark Expedition
The Lewis and Clark Expedition, also known as the Corps of Discovery Expedition, was the United States expedition to cross the newly acquired western portion of the country after the Louisiana Purchase. The Corps of Discovery was a select gr ...
camped on October 16, 1805.
[ The state park bears the name of the Shoshone woman Sacagawea, who was an active member of the expedition married to expedition member Toussaint Charbonneau, a French-Canadian interpreter and explorer. The park's Sacajawea Interpretive Center features exhibits about her and about the Lewis and Clark Expedition.][
]
Park history
The park originated as a single-acre plot donated in 1927 and nurtured by members of the Pasco chapter of the Daughters of the Pioneers of Washington, preserving the Lewis and Clark encampment site. The grounds became a state park in 1931. Workers with the WPA
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constructed the park museum and three other buildings in 1938.[
]
Activities and amenities
The park has facilities for picnicking, hiking, boating, fishing, and swimming. It is the beginning of the Sacagawea Heritage Trail
The Sacagawea Heritage Trail is a relatively flat multi-use recreational trail in the Tri-Cities, Washington. It travels along the Columbia River for its entire length, forming a loop that connects Pasco, Richland and Kennewick. The entire trail ...
, a paved bike trail that connects the communities of Tri-Cities area. The park's single campsite is held in reserve for paddlers on the Northwest Discovery Water Trail.[
]
References
External links
Sacajawea Historical State Park
Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission
Sacajawea State Park Map
Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission
Sacajawea State Park
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
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Parks in Franklin County, Washington
State parks of Washington (state)
Museums in Franklin County, Washington
1931 establishments in Washington (state)
Works Progress Administration in Washington (state)
Sacagawea