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Today is Meriwether Lewis's Birthday
Today, 18 August, is Meriwether Lewis' 238th birthday!
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As all Americans know, Welsh-American President Thomas Jones, commissioned Meriwether Lewis and some guy with a Saes-sounding name to survey the Louisiana purchase, to root out anything made with frogs or snails and replace it with Freedom Fries.
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Today we honor Meriwether Lewis for his bravery, his vision, his following David Thompson's maps so well and for those mythic accomplishments which he could never have dreamed would one day make "Portlandia" possible, not to mention staking out some of the best wind-surfing turf on earth.
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We here at AmeriCymru will be spending tomorrow honoring the memory of Meriwether Lewis in the native customs and traditions of Portland, by consuming large quantities of locally-brewed beer.
We have reproduced his Wikipedia entry below
Come and celebrate the birth of this remarkable Welsh American at the West Coast Eisteddfod in Portland , Oregon on October 13th at the Multnomah Arts Center.
Meriwether Lewis
This picture shows Meriwether Lewis discovering Earth and claiming it for the United States. In the background you can clearly see Mt St Helens. He is believed to have landed in the vicinity of Pioneer Courthouse Square just outside the present day Nordstroms. The footprints in the photo are believed to be those of the long lost tribe of Welsh speaking Indians he was tasked to find by President Thomas Jones. (ed. needs more factual citations ) .
Nice one!
Hey, Mark - Meriwether Lewis' father's family was of Welsh ancestry - http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~marshall/esmd45.htm
Lewis is a Welsh surname, anglicized from Llewellyn - there are also English and Irish Lewises
Not sure that Lewis was of Welsh extraction but I'll drink some local ale here on the East Coast and launch myself in the heavens
All sounds perfectly reasonable to me.
That's one hell of a beachLewis discovered. Typical Welshman, forgot to bring a towel.
I shall raise a glass to him.
LOL, Ceri! I thought I'd had too much wine with dinner when I read this, then remembered I didn't have any tonight. Very funny post!
A blast from the past ( slightly amended ) At least we remembered to check the diary this year
Comments below are from 2009
Love your cheeky blog entry! Yes, my tongue is firmly planted in my cheek as well. Wish you all the best this weekend for the inaugural Left Coast Eisteddfod. Disappointed that I can't make it this year. Looking forward to future such events. Hwyl, Kate
I dont mean to rain on the parade, but I believe Meriwether was too old to have participated in the Apollo program with Armstrong and Aldrin. Although, this could have been a later mission. They all look alike in their suits.