dec 25, 1796 - David Thompson
Description:
Having worked for the Hudson's Bay Company since 1784, David Thompson joins the North West Company as a surveyor and mapmaker, eventually surveying hundreds of thousands of square miles of western North America. Americans launch their first lake schooner, the Washington, on Lake Erie near Presque Isle.Added to timeline:
Date:
dec 25, 1796
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~ 229 years ago