In 2021 the Harrison County CLG, the historic preservation committee for Harrison County, will be sharing quarterly articles about an individual, family or organization from or associated with Harrison County, that represents a minority group that has contributed to the County’s history. This is the first such article in the series.

Relatively unknown, but respected, member of Lewis and Clark expedition, York, contributed vastly

Posted 3/24/21

Lewis and Clark’s Expedition explored the area of present-day Harrison County as many of you are aware. But there was one member of the group who had not volunteered for the journey. York was a slave, an African American, who was brought by William Clark on the trip. York had been born in Virginia in 1770 into slavery and was owned by the Clark family.

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