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With the annual commemoration of the Battle of Plattsburgh scheduled each September, I’ve been thinking about Zebulon Pike, who commanded troops in this area during the winter of 1812.

Lt. Zebulon M. Pike received orders on July 30, 1805 to seek the headwaters of the Mississippi River and to buy Indian land for a fort somewhere on the upper reaches of the river. Pike would not ...

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KKTV) - The extensive history of Pikes Peak follows a man named Zebulon Pike, a man who attempted to climb America’s Mountain 100’s of years ago. KKTV 11 News Chief ...

Lieutenant Zebulon Montgomery Pike was a tired man as he entered his modest quarters at Fort Bellefontaine, located a few miles up the Missouri River from St. Louis. The army post, the first military ...

Zebulon Pike (1779-1813) was an American brigadier general and explorer for whom Pikes Peak in Colorado is named.

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 ...

Though Egyptian soldiers subsequently marched on the city, Christian forces were able to repel them. Zebulon Pike sets out from Missouri with a party to explore the American southwest. He and his men ...

Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. 1779: Zebulon Pike, namesake of Pike’s Peak and, therefore, racing’s famed Pike’s Peak Hill Climb, is born in New Jersey. 1920 ...