Whipple Expedition

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]

References[]

^ Conrad 1969, p. 147.

Bibliography[]

Conrad, David E. (1969). "The Whipple Expedition in Arizona 1853-1854". Arizona and the West. 11 (2): 147–78.

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[FOOTNOTEConrad1969147-1] Conrad 1969, p. 147.

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