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Travel the Lewis and Clark Trail in Indiana"When they Shook Hands" Commemorative Statue
The statue of Lewis and Clark was dedicated to the memory of Stephen E.
Ambrose on October 26, 2003, during the Lewis and Clark Bicentennial in
Clarksville, Indiana.
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,wrote on page 117 of his acclaimed work: "When
they shook hands, the Lewis and Clark Expedition
began." He was referring to the events that
took place at the Falls of the Ohio. Ambrose's
deep booming voice echoed in the minds of Elmer
Hoehn and Phyllis Yeager. Elmer's vision was to
have a recorded history of the Bicentennial
reflecting the Falls of the Ohio as the
departure site of the Expedition. They dreamed
of having a statue bringing Ambrose's statement
to life by October 26, 2003, for the Signature
Event at the Falls of the Ohio. But it was
virtually impossible, as time was running out
and there were no funds for this project. Then,
by chance (or Lewis and Clark Luck) Phyllis met
Carol Grende in March of 2003 in Montana, and
Carol said, "I can do it." So with a
handshake...another great partnership was formed
and others enlisted to make the impossible dream
a reality. 
