In 2006, The Meriwether Society was a major donor to the construction of a statue of Capt. Meriwether Lewis and his dog, Seaman, which was dedicated last fall on a public park/plaza at the entrance to Fort Lewis, near Tacoma, Washington. A companion statue of Sgt. John Ordway was also commissioned to honor the non-commissioned officer who was an instrumental part in the success of the Corps of Discovery. The statue is to be dedicated this weekend, with Col. Mike Kendall representing The Meriwether Society. I just received an email from the sculptor, John Jewell, with a link to an article about the new statue and the dedication ceremony, which will be open to the general public. If you are in the area, please try to attend!
Sgt. Ordway Statue Dedication (23 Sep 2006)
Here are companion links:
AUSA info on Capt. Meriwether Lewis and Seaman statues.
For being a major donor to the Lewis statue project, The Meriwether Society received a miniature version of the statue, based on the sculptor’s maquette, that will be on display at the Meriwether Reunion in 2007. We then hope to have it on permanent dispay at the Virginia Historical Society rotunda. We’ll have more info and pictures on the web of our beautiful miniature soon.