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What is the town Burke named after?
The town Burke was named after a famous Australian explorer Robert O'Hara burke
What is named after Robert Burke?
Robert O'Hara Burke, explorer of Australia, had the following named after him: * Burke Street in Melbourne * Burketown, in the Gulf of Carpentaria * Burke River, near the town of Boulia
Was Explorer Robert O'Hara Burke married?
Explorer of Australia Robert O'Hara Burke was not married. There are suggestions that he volunteered to lead the expedition to the north because he had proposed to a young acress named Julia Matthews. She responded that she would consider marriage if Burke was the triumphant winner of the race to the north and back.
What was the name of Robert O'Hara Burke's horse?
Robert O'Hara Burke's horse was named Billy. Billy was also an unfortunate victim of this tragic expedition, dying on the return journey from the Gulf of carpentaria.
Was Louisiana named after Robert la salle?
Louisiana was named after King Louis XIV of France, not Robert La Salle. Robert La Salle was a French explorer who explored the Mississippi River and claimed the region for France.
Who is the explorer named after the Hudson river?
There was no explorer named after the Hudson river. The Hudson river was named after the explorer, Henry Hudson.
Who claimed Louisiana?
Robert Cavelier sieur de La Salle named Louisiana. Louisiana was named after Louis XIV, King of France from 1643 to 1715.
Which US state was named by French explorer rene-robert Cavalier de la salla?
Sieur de LaSalle (not la salla) named the area of Lousiana for the King Louis the 14th.
What mountain in Colorado is named after an explorer?
The mountain peak in Colorado which is named after an American explorer is PikeÕs Peak. This mountain peak was named after Zebulon Pike who was an army explorer.
Its named after an island a spanish explorer read about?
Itis named after an island a Spanish explorer read about
A river in New York is named for this explorer?
The Hudson River is named after explorer Henry Hudson.
Was calamity Jane a man?
She was a cowgirl named Martha Jane Burke. no connection with the Burke Lakefront airport in Cleveland!
