Robert Heacock

Robert Heacock was an Eastern Washington native—born in Kennewick and a long-time resident of the greater Spokane area. After seeing many Lewis and Clark sites during his years of business travel, he then embarked on a hobby job as Historian on the cruise boats that ply the Columbia and Snake Rivers. This provided the opportunity to see and document pertinent sights along the rivers, some not usually accessible. He is the author of ‘Wind hard from the west’: The Lewis and Clark Expedition on the Snake and Columbia Rivers. The book can be obtained on-line from the Nez Perce County Historical Society and Museum in Lewiston, Idaho at npcmuseum@gmail.com. Prior to his passing in the summer of 2025, he had generously shared many of his river photographs with Discover Lewis & Clark available at lewis-clark.org/arts/artists/robert-heacock/.

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