Zebulon Montgomery Pike was assigned the task of exploring and mapping both the Arkansas River and the Red River as possible ...

Jan. 2—Back in 1805, Zebulon Montgomery Pike set forth with an exploring party to discover the headwaters of the Mississippi River. It was an expedition that spanned 2,000 miles, carrying Pike ...

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