Prospect K. Robbins

Prosoect K. Robbins
Prosoect K. Robbins
Born	December 22, 1788; Pittsfield, Massachusetts, U.S.
Died	1847; Ste. Genevieve, Missouri, U.S.
Resting place	Memorial Cemetery
Occupations	Army officer; surveyor;
Known for	Fifth Principal Meridian
Military service
Branch	Missouri Militia; United States Volunteers
Service years	1812 (Mo.); 1813–1815 (U.S.)
Rank	Adjutant (Mo.); First Lieutenant (U.S.)
Unit	Colonel McNair's Mounted Regiment (1812); Rangers (1813–1815)
Wars	War of 1812

Prospect K. Robbins (December 22, 1788 – 1847) was an American surveyor known for establishing the Fifth Principal Meridian that governs the surveys of all or part of present-day Arkansas, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, and South Dakota. The Fifth Principal Meridian was established in 1815 to survey the territory of the Louisiana Purchase, an area of 830,000 square miles (2,100,000 km²).^[1]

References

↑ Morrow, Lynn. "A Surveyor's Challenges: P.K. Robbins in Missouri | Southeast Missouri State University Press". Southeast Missouri State University Press. Archived from the original on December 5, 2020. Retrieved April 4, 2024.

External links

[1] Morrow, Lynn. "A Surveyor's Challenges: P.K. Robbins in Missouri | Southeast Missouri State University Press". Southeast Missouri State University Press. Archived from the original on December 5, 2020. Retrieved April 4, 2024.

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