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Zebulon Pike
Zebulon pike
Zebulon Pike is remembered as the man who discovered Pikes Peak.
The Pike expedition, also known as the Pike's Peak Gold Rush, began in 1806 when United States Army Lieutenant Zebulon Pike led a military expedition to explore the western territories of the Louisiana Purchase. The expedition officially started on July 15, 1806, from St. Louis, Missouri. It concluded on April 30, 1807, after Pike and his men were captured by the Spanish near the Rio Grande in present-day Texas.
After discovering PikeÕs Peak, Zebulon Pike and his men gave up trying to climb the ascent after two days without food. Pike then turned his sights to finding the headwaters of the Red River. While following it, the expedition ended up in Spanish New Mexico and were captured by the Spanish.