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Clark's Hill remains much the same as when famed explorers passed

By Amy J. Hoffman
ajhoffman@mchsi.com

Norton family donated area near Osage City to the state

Published: Thursday, September 3, 2009 9:41 AM CDT

Words were recorded by Captain William Clark on June 2, 1804, during his journey with Captain Meriwether Lewis and the Corps of Discovery in 1804, describe a place east of Jefferson City, in what is now Osage City, where the Missouri and Osage Rivers once met.

The men camped there for three nights as they traveled westward to document the land acquired by the United States in the Louisiana Purchase.

Whether by fate or happenstance, this area, now named Clark's Hill for the historical journal keeper, has escaped development and, in 2002, it was donated by its previous owners, William and Carol Norton, of Jefferson City, to the Missouri Department of Natural Resources and developed as a state park and historical site.

"The site was acquired as part of our effort to tell the story of the Lewis and Clark expedition," explains Sue Holst, the public information administrator for DNR. "(The Nortons) donated the site to use, and there was a very large commemoration of the bicentennial Lewis and Clark expedition ... It was officially dedicated on Saturday, May 29, 2004."

The two years between the land donation and the bicentennial celebration were used to build an interpretive trail that leads to an overlook at the top of the Clark's Hill.

See the full version of this article in our e-edition/">e-Edition for Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2009.


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sillyrabbit wrote on Sep 3, 2009 11:55 AM:

" The trail is a bit rough but it's definitely worth the drive if you enjoy beautiful scenery and being around nature. I love going there. "

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