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Pike’s 2nd Expedition (Southwest)
1806 - 1807
7
US States
280
Days in US
2697
US Miles
3
Mexican Provinces
73
Days in Mex
967
MEX Miles
Pike’s 2nd Expedition (Southwest)
The Best-Known Pike Expedition (Southwest) 1806-7
- lasted 353 days (7/14/1806 – 7/1/1807)
- traveled 3664 miles through 7 of today’s states (6 of which became US states after his 2nd Expedition) and 3 Mexican provinces
- returned 51 Osage to their homeland
- made peace among native Americans on America’s plains
- found the headwaters of the Osage, Cottonwood, South Platte, and Arkansas rivers