Prospect K. Robbins
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Prosoect K. Robbins
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Born | 1788 Pittsfield, Massachusetts |
Died | 1847 Ste. Genevieve, Missouri |
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United States Army |
Rank | Lieutenant |
Battles/wars | War of 1812 |
Prospect K. Robbins (1788-1847) was a young man well known for his education, military service,[1] and surveying skill in St. Charles and Lincoln counties, Missouri. He is best noted as the man who establish the Fifth Principal Meridian, a foundational survey in the Midwest that established essentially the division of the Louisiana Territory into the Missouri Territory and later to the State of Missouri on August 10, 1821.
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External links
- Big Muddy Magazine, Vol. 7.2
- Foundation for Restoration of Ste. Genevieve, Inc. Guibourd Historic House & Mecker Research Library
- Ste. Genevieve County Historical and Genealogical Resources