Gunnison–Beckwith Expedition
GPTKB entity
Statements (21)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:explorer
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| gptkbp:alsoKnownAs |
Gunnison Expedition
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| gptkbp:continuedBy |
Lieutenant Edward Griffin Beckwith
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| gptkbp:country |
gptkb:United_States
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| gptkbp:documentedIn |
Reports of Explorations and Surveys, 1855
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Gunnison–Beckwith Expedition
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| gptkbp:ledTo |
gptkb:John_W._Gunnison
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| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Utah_Territory
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| gptkbp:notableEvent |
conflict with local Native American groups
death of John W. Gunnison |
| gptkbp:organizedBy |
gptkb:U.S._Army_Corps_of_Topographical_Engineers
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| gptkbp:purpose |
survey for a transcontinental railroad route
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| gptkbp:relatedTo |
gptkb:Pacific_Railroad_Surveys
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| gptkbp:resultedIn |
mapping of central route for Pacific Railroad
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| gptkbp:startDate |
1853
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| gptkbp:surveyedArea |
gptkb:Rocky_Mountains
gptkb:Great_Basin gptkb:Sevier_River gptkb:Salt_Lake_Valley |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:John_W._Gunnison
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
7
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