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Zebulon Pike Portrait of Zebulon Pike, oil on canvas by Charles Willson Peale, 1808; in Independence National Historical Park, Philadelphia.

Zebulon Pike

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In full:
Zebulon Montgomery Pike
Born:
January 5, 1779, Lamberton, New Jersey, U.S.
Died:
April 27, 1813, York, Upper Canada [now Toronto, Ontario]
Also Known As:
Zebulon Montgomery Pike
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Zebulon Pike (born January 5, 1779, Lamberton, New Jersey, U.S.—died April 27, 1813, York, Upper Canada [now Toronto, Ontario]) was a U.S. army officer and explorer for whom Pikes Peak in Colorado was named. In 1805 Pike, then an army lieutenant, led a 20-man exploring party to the headwaters of the Mississippi River with instructions to discover the river’s source, negotiate peace treaties with Indian tribes, and assert the legal claim of the United States to the area. Pike traveled 2,000 miles (3,200 kilometres) by boat and on foot from St. Louis, Missouri, to Leech and Sandy lakes, in northern ...(100 of 254 words)

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