Kristopher K. Townsend
Kristopher Townsend is a retired computer science/information systems college instructor and author. He worked several years for publisher Pearson High Ed as an author and editor. He was an author for the GO! series and, more extensively, the Skills for Success series. Both series focus on Microsoft Office and Windows related topics. He was also the series editor and face of the Skills for Success series for many years.
At Spokane Falls Community College, Kris taught information systems related courses including web programming, Office applications, database theory, computer forensics, and computer ethics and law. He has for many years researched old trails and road, especially the Lewis and Clark Trail across the Bitterroots and the Mullan Road.
Contributions
Lewis and Clark Route
1803–1806: Pittsburgh to Fort Clatsop and return to St. Louis
Archived 2025, updated 2025
Several researchers have contributed to the making of this Lewis and Clark Trail center line—an approximation of the route the Expedition followed in 1803–1806. Very roughly, the Ohio River section was created by Kristopher K. Townsend, the Missouri River by…
ViewLewis and Clark Trail Inventory: Nebraska and Iowa
Signs, Statues, and Markers
Archived 2019
This page is an inventory of sites commemorating the Lewis and Clark journey in the present states of Nebraska and Iowa. In mid-July 1804, the Lewis and Clark Expedition camped near Nemaha, Nebraska. They continued up the Missouri River along…
ViewLewis and Clark Trail Inventory: North Dakota
Signs, Statues, and Markers
Archived 2019
This page is an inventory of sites commemorating the Lewis and Clark journey in the present state of North Dakota. In mid-October 1804, the Lewis and Clark Expedition entered North Dakota camping near Beaver Creek above Fort Yates. North of…
ViewLewis and Clark Trail Inventory: Montana
Signs, Statues, and Markers
Archived 2019
This page is an inventory of sites commemorating the Lewis and Clark journey in the present state of Montana. In late April 1805, the Lewis and Clark Expedition first entered Montana after leaving the confluence of the Missouri and Yellowstone…
ViewLewis and Clark Trail Inventory: Missouri
Signs, Statues, and Markers
Archived 2019
This page is an inventory of sites commemorating the Lewis and Clark journey in the present state of Missouri. In November 1803, the Lewis and Clark Expedition first entered what is now Missouri on an excursion from their camp at…
ViewLewis and Clark Trail Inventory: Idaho
Signs, Statues, and Markers
Archived 2019
This page is an inventory of sites commemorating the Lewis and Clark journey in the present state of Idaho. In 1805, the Lewis and Clark Expedition entered what is now Idaho via Lemhi Pass. They headed north along the Lemhi…
ViewLewis and Clark Trail Inventory: South Dakota
Signs, Statues, and Markers
Archived 2019
This page is an inventory of sites commemorating the Lewis and Clark journey in the present state of South Dakota. In the late summer of 1804, the Lewis and Clark flotilla went up the Missouri River—first along the Nebraska-South Dakota…
ViewLewis and Clark Trail Inventory: Oregon and Washington
Signs, Statues, and Markers
Archived 2019
This page is an inventory of sites commemorating the Lewis and Clark journey in the present states of Oregon and Washington. On October 10, 1805, the Lewis and Clark Expedition first arrived in Washington at the confluence of the Clearwater…
ViewLewis and Clark Trail Inventory: Kansas
Signs, Statues, and Markers
Archived 2019
This page is an inventory of sites commemorating the Lewis and Clark journey in the present state of Kansas. In late June 1805, the Lewis and Clark Expedition entered what is now Kansas camping at the confluence of the Kansas…
ViewMullan Road Center Line
Walla Walla to Fort Benton
Archived 2018
This Mullan Road center line describes the general route of the Mullan Military Road built between 1859 and 1861. It represents many years of research from several individuals and continues to be adjusted as new research is completed. Rich Buswell,…
ViewMullan Road River Crossings
St. Regis River
Archived 2015
To see the map in fullscreen view, in the map’s upper-right corner, click the button.Key: Mullan Road Original River ChannelTo see distance and elevation, point to a marker. KML file for Google Earth: dunsmore-crossings-3.kml Commentary by Kris…
ViewFletcher-Dimmitt 1902 Wagon Trip
Western Kansas to Eastern Washington
Archived 2015
In 1902, the Fletcher’s and Dimmitt families moved from Kansas to Chesaw, Washington. What was unusual about this migration was that they chose to make the trip by wagon in a day dominated by rail travel. In 1902, there were…
ViewMullan’s 1861 Lewis and Clark Speech
Archived 2015, updated 2025
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…
ViewMullan Road River Crossings
Coeur d'Alene River Part 1
Archived 2015
To see the map in fullscreen view, in the map’s upper-right corner, click the button.Key: Mullan Road Original River ChannelTo see distance and elevation, point to a marker. KML file for Google Earth, dunsmore-crossings-1.kml Commentary by Kris…
ViewMullan Road River Crossings
Coeur d'Alene River Part 2
Archived 2015
To see the map in fullscreen view, in the map’s upper-right corner, click the button.Key: Mullan Road Original River ChannelTo see distance and elevation, point to a marker. KML file for Google Earth: dunsmore-crossings-2.kml Commentary by Kris…
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