Sacajawea State Park

Sacajawea Historical State Park
Sacajawea Interpretive Center
Map showing the location of Sacajawea Historical State Park
Map showing the location of Sacajawea Historical State Park
Location in the state of Washington
Map showing the location of Sacajawea Historical State Park
Map showing the location of Sacajawea Historical State Park
Sacajawea State Park (the United States)
LocationFranklin, Washington, United States
Coordinates46°12′00″N 119°02′26″W / 46.20000°N 119.04056°W / 46.20000; -119.04056[1]
Area267 acres (108 ha)
Elevation348 ft (106 m)[1]
Established1931
OperatorWashington State Parks and Recreation Commission
WebsiteSacajawea Historical State Park

Sacajawea State Park is a public recreation area and historical preserve in the city of Pasco, Washington, covering 267 acres (108 ha) at the confluence of the Snake and Columbia rivers where the Lewis and Clark Expedition camped on October 16, 1805.[2] The state park bears the name of the Shoshone woman Sacagawea, who was an active member of the expedition married to expedition member Toussaint Charbonneau, a French-Canadian interpreter and explorer. The park's Sacajawea Interpretive Center features exhibits about her and about the Lewis and Clark Expedition.[3]

  1. ^ a b "Sacajawea State Park". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
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