Though never as famous as Lewis and Clark, Zebulon Montgomery Pike was an all-American romantic character, the one who peered out across the endless flat prairies and spotted a majestic blue mountain ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The “Pike Hike Bike” honors the life and legacy of Brigadier General Zebulon Montgomery Pike and is a self-guided route that ...

Jan. 2—Back in 1805, Zebulon Montgomery Pike set forth with an exploring party to discover the headwaters of the Mississippi River. It was an expedition that spanned 2,000 miles, carrying Pike and his ...

Introduction: Zebulon Montgomery Pike in American memory / Matthew L. Harris -- Pike as a forgotten and misunderstood explorer / Jay H. Buckley -- Pike and empire / James P. Ronda -- Pike and American ...

Apr. 17—SACKETS HARBOR — The Sackets Harbor Battlefield State Historic Site and the Sackets Harbor Heritage Committee will recognize Celebrate Trails Day on Saturday, April 26, with a "Pike Hike," ...

The United States bought Louisiana from France, but neither country had any idea how large of an area that included. Expeditions had to be conducted to scout the land as a way to negotiate boundaries ...

Zebulon Pike didn’t apply his own name to the 14,115-foot-high mountain. He called it “the Great Peak” or “the blue mountain” in official reports of his expedition to the Southwest. The big peak ...

The use of peace medals in American Indian policy: Washington medals for the Indians ; Spanish medals in the West ; Medals of the Lewis and Clark expedition ; Zebulon Montgomery Pike's expeditions ; ...