Whipple Expedition

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Amiel Weeks Whipple

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]

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  1. ↑ Conrad 1969, p. 147.

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