Prosoect K. Robbins
Born1788
Pittsfield, Massachusetts
Died1847
Ste. Genevieve, Missouri
Service/branchUnited States Army
RankLieutenant
Battles/warsWar 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 Missouri Territory and later to the State of Missouri on August 10, 1821.

References

  1. "Big Muddy online publications". Archived from the original on 2010-07-06. Retrieved 2010-09-17.
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