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Mullan’s 1861 Lewis and Clark Speech

Contributed by Kristopher K. Townsend

On Christmas eve or day 1861, John Mullan gave what is said to be the first public lecture in Montana. It was the largest crowd ever assembled at Fort Owen, and his topic was Lewis and Clark. The speech shows the prevailing attitudes about Lewis and Clark 55 years after the their Expedition.

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Contributors

Steve F. Russell Kristopher K. Townsend US National Park Service (LCNHT) Robert Heacock Robert H. Dunsmore Robert N. Bergantino Richard S. Buswell Charles Raddon U.S. Army National Guard Raymond Borchers Merle Wells David and Sue Eakin Larry Jones John (Jack) P. Harlan Martin Plamondon II James D. Harlan Ralph Saunders

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