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Portrait or photograph of Sacagawea: Reverse of a Sacagawea dollar, original design (used 2000–2008) by Thomas D. Rogers.

Virtual Memorial

Sacagawea

A Memory Realm virtual memorial place honoring Sacagawea, remembered for Lewis and Clark Expedition, Shoshone history, Exploration history.

c. 1788 - 1812Lemhi County, Idaho, United States
Portrait or photograph of Sacagawea: Norfolk, Va. (May 11, 2007) - The Military Sealift Command (MCS) advance auxiliary dry cargo/ammunition ship USNS Sacagawea
Norfolk, Va. (May 11, 2007) - The Military Sealift Command (MCS) advance auxiliary dry cargo/ammunition ship USNS Sacagawea (T-AKE 2) prepares to moor at Naval Station Norfolk. The U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seamen Justan K. Williams, This image was released by the United States Navy with the ID 070511-N-7653W-030 (next) . This tag does not indicate the copyright status of the attached work. A normal copyright tag i

Why Sacagawea Is Remembered

Sacagawea is remembered for lewis and clark expedition, shoshone history, exploration history. This public page gives visitors a concise starting point for understanding why this figure remains part of cultural, civic, scientific, or literary memory.

The page is designed as an accessible introduction rather than an exhaustive account, with source links and image credits kept visible for further reading.

A Virtual Memorial in Memory Realm

This Memory Realm memorial hall turns a map reference into a virtual place for discovery. Visitors can move from the public page to the map and then into a 3D memorial hall connected to Sacagawea.

The place is part of Memory Realm's virtual layer. It is not a physical marker and does not claim rights, control, access, endorsement, or affiliation connected to a real-world site.

Place Context

Lemhi County, Idaho, United States is used as a broad spatial reference for this memorial hall because it is connected to Sacagawea's story, memory, or public legacy. The location is intentionally city-level or region-level so the page can provide orientation without implying a claim over a specific property or institution.

Historical Context

Sacagawea was a Lemhi Shoshone or Hidatsa woman who, in her teens, helped the Lewis and Clark Expedition in achieving their chartered mission objectives by exploring the Louisiana Territory. Sacagawea traveled with the expedition thousands of miles from North Dakota to the Pacific Ocean, helping to establish cultural contacts with Native American people and contributing to the expedition's knowledge of natural history in different regions.

Memory Realm presents this context for educational discovery and remembrance, with public source links and media attribution preserved alongside the page content.

Photos

Portrait or photograph of Sacagawea: NEPLY, Haiti - The Military Sealift Command dry cargo ammunition ship USNS Sacagawea (T-AKE 2) delivers stores and relief s

NEPLY, Haiti - The Military Sealift Command dry cargo ammunition ship USNS Sacagawea (T-AKE 2) delivers stores and relief supplies to the amphibious dock landing ship USS Fort McHe

U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Rachael L. Leslie, This image was released by the United States Navy with the ID 100125-N-4971L-117 (next) . This tag does not indicate the copyright status of the attached work. A normal copyright tag

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Portrait or photograph of Sacagawea: CARIBBEAN SEA (Feb. 28, 2010) The Military Sealift Command dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Sacagawea (T-AKE 2) transits

CARIBBEAN SEA (Feb. 28, 2010) The Military Sealift Command dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Sacagawea (T-AKE 2) transits alongside the multi-purpose amphibious assault ship USS B

U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Tony Sisti, This image was released by the United States Navy with the ID 100228-N-9740S-031 (next) . This tag does not indicate the copyright status of the attached work. A normal copyright tag is still r

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Portrait or photograph of Sacagawea: CARIBBEAN SEA (Feb. 28, 2010) An MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter from Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 22 returns to the Mil

CARIBBEAN SEA (Feb. 28, 2010) An MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter from Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 22 returns to the Military Sealift Command dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS

U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Tony Sisti, This image was released by the United States Navy with the ID 100228-N-9740S-064 (next) . This tag does not indicate the copyright status of the attached work. A normal copyright tag is still r

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