Zebulon Pike

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Zebulon Pike was an early 19th-century American explorer and U.S. Army officer best known for his expeditions into the American West, including the discovery of the peak in Colorado that now bears his name, Pike's Peak.

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Zebulon Pike Sr. 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States Army officer
explorer
human
allegiance United States of America
birthDate 1779-01-05
birthPlace Lamberton, New Jersey NERFINISHED
near Trenton, New Jersey
causeOfDeath killed in action
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
deathDate 1813-04-27
deathPlace York, Upper Canada
present-day Toronto, Ontario, Canada
employer United States Army
endTimeOfActivity 1813
ethnicGroup European American
explored Louisiana Purchase
surface form: Louisiana Purchase territory

Mississippi River basin
surface form: Mississippi River headwaters region

present-day Colorado
present-day New Mexico
Texas
surface form: present-day Texas
familyName Pike
father Zebulon Pike self-linksurface differs
surface form: Zebulon Pike Sr.
givenName Zebulon
knownFor expedition that identified Pikes Peak in present-day Colorado
exploration of the American West
languageSpoken English
militaryBranch United States Army
militaryRank brigadier general
namesakeOf Pike County, Alabama NERFINISHED
Pike County, Arkansas
Pike County, Georgia NERFINISHED
Pike County, Illinois NERFINISHED
Pike County, Indiana
Pike County, Kentucky NERFINISHED
Pike County, Mississippi
Pike County, Missouri
Pike County, Ohio
Pike County, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED
Pike National Forest NERFINISHED
Pikes Peak
notableWork Pike expedition to the headwaters of the Mississippi River
surface form: Pike expedition to the American Southwest

Pike expedition to the headwaters of the Mississippi River
occupation explorer
military officer
participantIn War of 1812
sexOrGender male
spouse Clarissa Brown
startTimeOfActivity late 18th century

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Zebulon Pike father Zebulon Pike self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Zebulon Pike Sr.
Pike County namedAfter Zebulon Pike
subject surface form: Pike County, Georgia
Pike County, Georgia namedAfter Zebulon Pike
Pike County, Pennsylvania namedFor Zebulon Pike