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Lewis, Meriwether, 1774-1809.

 Person

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Walter Dunning Powell Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 244
Abstract Local businessman who moved to western North Dakota and was interested in archaeology and early history. He is credited with the discovery of a Mandan Indian Village near Menoken, N.D. that is believed to have been visited by La Verendrye in 1738.
Dates: 1901-1959.