Roy I. Rochon Wilson Commentary: Lt. Wilkes Was Impressed With Female Cowlitz Chief

Posted 11/30/12

Lt. Charles Wilkes, born in New York City in 1798, commanded an exploring and surveying expedition on the Pacific Coast 1838-1842, which ultimately took him to the Antarctic Continent. In 1841 he …

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