Show TT C2 — The Herald Journal Logan Utah Friday February 27 2004 ©aMsfiw Lewis ami Booslh) - WASHINGTON (AP) — Fort Clatsop National Memorial in Ore- gon would be expanded and renamed the Lewis and Clark National Historical Park under a Bush administra- lion proposal announced Monday The move comes as the nation cel- ebrates the bicentennial of the 1804- 06 expedition to the Pacific Ocean by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark The plan would add three sites along the lower Columbia Riverto the federal park expanding it for the first time into Washington state “Lewis and Clark traveled on both sides of the river and in both states In fact they saw the Pacific from ' Washington So it's very fitting we have a park that fits into both states" Interior Secretary Gale Norton told The Associated Press While Fort Clatsop is known as the area where the Corps of Discovery the spent the winter of 1805-0- 6 expedition traveled widely over the region Norton said' “Renaming this for Lewis and Clark allows us to capture the whole Lewis and Clark experience in the Pacific Coastal area" she said Bicentennial visitors and future generations who visit the site can imagine the joy the explorers felt at finally seeing the Pacific in late 1805 at the end of an arduous journey Norton said Tlie proposal follows approval of a bill two years ago to expand the Fort Clatsop memorial from 130 to 1500 acres The 2002 law authorized a study of whether land in southwest Washington should be included in the national park system for its role in the expedition who repRep David Wu resents Fort Clatsop said expanding the park “will create an international tourist destination leading to new investment economic development D-O- re : and job creation throughout west Oregon and southwest : “It's certainly looking that way" Hanchett says “1 would hope that we’re still able to have some areas we can hunt pheasants and not rely on those (canned hunts) totally “In Cache Valley we still have some land open and the landown- ers are pretty good about letting All 40 i j Designer Beads 20 off j 33 1 j j All Dic j Fk Buik Wood Turnings - 25 jl'20ofi 1:'20 Micnme Cord I ortj i salt MAM 6 1- $259 CarWash b $289 lb $35014 lb Breast Advertise with 'us! £ f : rA' I 49 MMUriwB UM Mfa -6 with SG-200- Stjpp Cache 0 Valley Simply Unbeatable 700SHWY91 Richmond UT 258-24- JUSTCUCKONTHE Sinclair Gasoline banner ! 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