Zebulon Montgomery Pike Jr. was an American soldier and explorer for whom Pikes Peak in Colorado is named. His Pike expedition, often compared to the Lewis and Clark Expedition, mapped much of the southern portion of the Louisiana Purchase. Wikipedia
In August 1817, the first steamboat to arrive in St. Louis came chugging up the Mississippi River. Named the Pike , it was the herald of a new era in transportation and in the fame and fortune of St. Louis. It would be interesting to know how many St. L www.nps.gov/jeff/LewisClark2/Circa1804/WestwardExpansion/...
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