Whipple Expedition
The Whipple Expedition (1853–1854) was led by Lieutenant Amiel Weeks Whipple and tasked with conducting a survey from Fort Smith, Arkansas, to Los Angeles, California, along the 35th parallel north. The expedition lasted for nine months and traveled 1,800 miles (2,900 km).[1]
References
- ^ Conrad 1969, p. 147.
Bibliography
- Conrad, David E. (1969). "The Whipple Expedition in Arizona 1853-1854". Arizona and the West. 11 (2): 147–78.
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