Claim To Fame : Explorers and Adventurers
556 memorials found
John Boyden “Grizzly” Adams
22 Oct 1812 – 25 Oct 1860Western Frontiersman. A wild animal fighter, collector and...
Charlton, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
John Alden Sr.
1598 – 12 Sep 1687American Colonial Figure. One of the charter members of the...
Duxbury, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA
Daniel Boone
2 Nov 1734 – 26 Sep 1820American Pioneer Frontiersman. Born in Pennsylvania, the sixth of...
Frankfort, Franklin County, Kentucky, USA
Daniel Boone
2 Nov 1734 – 26 Sep 1820American Pioneer Frontiersman. Born in Pennsylvania, the sixth of...
Marthasville, Warren County, Missouri, USA
Jim Bridger
17 Mar 1804 – 17 Jul 1881Western Frontiersman and Explorer. He is remembered for his...
Independence, Jackson County, Missouri, USA
Jim Bridger
17 Mar 1804 – 17 Jul 1881Western Frontiersman and Explorer. He is remembered for his...
Independence, Jackson County, Missouri, USA
Richard Evelyn Byrd Jr.
25 Oct 1888 – 11 Mar 1957Aviator, Explorer, Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient, United...
Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, USA
Martha Jane “Calamity Jane” Canary
1 May 1852 – 1 Aug 1903American Frontierswoman. She is best remembered for her...
Deadwood, Lawrence County, South Dakota, USA
Kit Carson
24 Dec 1809 – 23 May 1868Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General, American Frontiersman. ...
Taos, Taos County, New Mexico, USA
LCDR Roger Bruce Chaffee
15 Feb 1935 – 27 Jan 1967Astronaut. Born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, he was an engineer,...
Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, USA
Claire Lee Chennault
6 Sep 1893 – 27 Jul 1958World War II United States Army Air Corps General. He is best...
Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, USA
Jesse Chisholm
1805 – 4 Mar 1868Western Pioneer. Born in the Cherokee Nation, eastern Tennessee,...
Geary, Blaine County, Oklahoma, USA
George Rogers Clark
19 Nov 1752 – 13 Feb 1818Revolutionary War Militia General. He is best known for his...
Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA
William Clark
1 Aug 1770 – 1 Sep 1838Explorer. Born in Caroline County Virginia, Clark moved with his...
Saint Louis, St. Louis City, Missouri, USA
Gus Grissom
3 Apr 1926 – 27 Jan 1967Astronaut. Grissom was a native of Mitchell, Indiana and earned a...
Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, USA
Matthew Alexander Henson
8 Aug 1866 – 9 Mar 1955Explorer. He accompanied Commander Peary on all expeditions to...
Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, USA
Elisha Kent Kane
3 Feb 1820 – 16 Feb 1857Explorer. He was part of the Grinnell Expedition of 1850, which...
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
Meriwether Lewis
18 Aug 1774 – 11 Oct 1809Explorer. Born on a plantation in Albemarle County, Virginia, he...
Hohenwald, Lewis County, Tennessee, USA
Charles Lindbergh
4 Feb 1902 – 26 Aug 1974Explorer, Adventurer, Aviator. Nicknamed The Lone Eagle, Charles...
Kipahulu, Maui County, Hawaii, USA
Fr Jacques “Père” Marquette
1 Jun 1637 – 18 May 1675Explorer. A French Jesuit missionary, he discovered of the...
Saint Ignace, Mackinac County, Michigan, USA
