6 Obscure U.S. Cities Every History Buff Should Visit

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6 Under-the-Radar Cities for U.S. History Lovers

The famed expedition of Lewis and Clark, officially known as the Corps of Discovery, began in St. Louis in 1804 and headed west.

President Thomas Jefferson tasked the explorers with mapping the western territory all the way to the Pacific Ocean — and what would become Astoria is where they ended up. The expedition built Fort Clatsop near the mouth of the Columbia River when they arrived in December 1805, which got them through two winters before heading back east. Located in and around modern-day Astoria, the Lewis and Clark National and State Historical Parks feature a re-creation of the small fort and chronicle this hugely consequential exploration mission.

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