when did he start his explorations?
1842
John C. Frémont
hen Nicollet was too ill to continue any further explorations, Frémont was chosen to be his successor. His first important expedition was planned by Benton, Senator Lewis Linn, and other Westerners interested in acquiring the Oregon Territory. The scientific expedition started in the summer of 1842 and was to explore the Wind River of the Rocky Mountains, examine the Oregon Trail through the South Pass, and report on the rivers and the fertility of the lands, find optimal sites for forts, and describe the mountains beyond in Wyoming. By chance meeting, Frémont was able to gain the valuable assistance of mountain man and guide Kit Carson. Frémont and his party of 25 men, including Carson, embarked from the Kansas River on June 15, 1842, following the Platte River to the South Pass, and starting from Green River he explored the Wind River Range. Frémont climbed a 13,745-foot mountain, "Frémont's Peak", planted an American flag, claiming the Rocky Mountains and the West for the United Sta
directions to i-70 east from my current location Transcontinental Interstate Highway in the United States, when was it opened for public? October 14, 1992. is it located on the banks of any river? Yes Colorado river how long is it? It stretches' from Cove Fort, Utah, to Baltimore, Maryland which main tributaries does it have? It is joined by over 25 significant tributaries, of which the Green River is the largest by both length and discharge. what type of people can be seen here? Paleo-Indians of the Clovis and Folsom cultures, who first arrived on the Colorado Plateau about 12,000 years ago when was it explored first? During the 18th and early 19th centuries, by whom? John C. Frémont's who was he? American explorer, military officer, and politician where did he study? Charleston College
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John C. Frémont [SEP] First expedition (1842)
When Nicollet was too ill to continue any further explorations, Frémont was chosen to be his successor. His first important expedition was planned by Benton, Senator Lewis Linn, and other Westerners interested in acquiring the Oregon Territory. The scientific expedition started in the summer of 1842 and was to explore the Wind River of the Rocky Mountains, examine the Oregon Trail through the South Pass, and report on the rivers and the fertility of the lands, find optimal sites for forts, and describe the mountains beyond in Wyoming. By chance meeting, Frémont was able to gain the valuable assistance of mountain man and guide Kit Carson.