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808 County Named, 1821

Address:
KY, USA

Category: Markers

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Mapping Kentucky History Pike County Markers

Marker reads, For Zebulon M. Pike, 1779-1813. Born New Jersey. Entered army, 1794; served on frontier. Sent to trace Mississippi River source, 1805, and to explore headwaters of Arkansas and Red Rivers, 1806, when he discovered Pikes Peak. Brig. Gen. Pike killed in attack on York, Canada, April 27, 1813. Military burial, Sacketts Harbor on shore of Lake Ontario, N.Y.