''Clark's Tree'' is a bronze memorial sculpture in

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commemorating

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's journey across North America. It sits on a dune above the Pacific Ocean beach at Breakers near where Clark carved a message on a living tree to establish United States precedence of discovery and occupation in what was then the

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. The memorial was created by Stanley Wanlass, a sculptor educated at

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. The sculpture marks the westernmost and northernmost point of Lewis and Clark's journey on the Pacific coast. The sculpture was built in Clarkston, then barged down the Columbia River in 2003 with stops for public viewing in Richland, Hood River, Portland and Vancouver, then into the Pacific Ocean to reach Long Beach. In the process the sculpture was nearly lost at sea, according to Wanlass. Another marker with the same name was constructed in 1932 at 3rd and Pacific in Long Beach's downtown area.

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* {{Commons Category, Wm Clark Carved Tree

External links

Clark's Tree
at Oregon Hikers
Arrival at the Pacific Ocean
Discovering Lewis & Clark

on the sculptor's website
Clark's Tree Odyssey
YouTube 2003 sculptures History of Pacific County, Washington Lewis and Clark Expedition Outdoor sculptures in Washington (state) Tourist attractions in Pacific County, Washington