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Prosoect K. Robbins
Born1788
Pittsfield, Massachusetts
Died1847
Ste. Genevieve, Missouri
Service / branchUnited States Army
RankLieutenant
Battles / warsWar of 1812

Prospect K. Robbins (1788-1847) was a young man well known for his education, military service,[1] and surveying skill in St. Charles and Lincoln counties, Missouri. He is best noted as the man who establish the Fifth Principal Meridian, a foundational survey in the Midwest that established essentially the division of the Louisiana Territory into the Missouri Territory and later to the State of Missouri on August 10, 1821.

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  1. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-07-06. Retrieved 2010-09-17.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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