{"id":1616,"date":"2019-08-30T09:10:08","date_gmt":"2019-08-30T15:10:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bouldercountyopenspace.org\/i\/?p=1616"},"modified":"2019-08-30T09:10:08","modified_gmt":"2019-08-30T15:10:08","slug":"longs-expedition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bouldercountyopenspace.org\/i\/history\/longs-expedition\/","title":{"rendered":"Long\u2019s Expedition"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In the corner of Boulder County, Long\u2019s Peak looms in silent, snow-capped majesty near its namesake, the city of Longmont. Originally named Les Deux Oreilles (\u201cTwo Ears\u201d), Long\u2019s Peak was Major Stephen H. Long\u2019s first glimpse of the Rocky Mountains as he led a scientific exploration in 1820.<\/p>\n<p>Who was Major Stephen H. Long, and why does Long\u2019s Peak bear his name? Let\u2019s step back in time, to discover the history behind this remarkable man and his journey to the West.<\/p>\n<p>Long\u2019s life began on December 30, 1784, in Hopkinton, New Hampshire. He grew up in a family of 12 siblings headed by a military father. He enjoyed science and received a master\u2019s degree in engineering from Dartmouth College. Post-college, he taught mathematics at West Point. In 1816, Long was appointed as a Major in the Corps of Topographical Engineers and assigned to a post in St. Louis.<\/p>\n<p>Three years later, in 1819, Major Long decided to join the Yellowstone Expedition, a military expedition led by General Henry W. Atkinson. A steamboat, The Western Engineer, was created specifically for the Yellowstone Expedition\u2019s journey up the Missouri River to the Yellowstone River. Long began his journey with a large group of soldiers and scientists in the fall of 1819 and made it as far as Nebraska before winter set in. He decided to set up winter basecamp 25 miles north of Omaha\u2019s current location.<\/p>\n<h2>A Change in Direction: From the Missouri to the Platte River<\/h2>\n<p>While Major Long was camped near Omaha, he received orders that the military portion of the Yellowstone Expedition was on hold due to a treaty signed by Spain and Secretary of State John Quincy Adams. The treaty created a new border in the West towards the Pacific Ocean. This spurred President James Monroe\u2019s decision to change Major Long\u2019s orders to exploring and mappping uncharted territory in the West. To explore the uncharted territory, Major Long changed course from the Missouri River to the Platte River. He disbanded his few remaining soldiers and continued the expedition with Captain Bell and scientists. On June 6, 1820, Long and his crew started to navigate up the south fork of the Platte River towards the Colorado Rocky Mountains.<\/p>\n<h2>Honoring Major Long<\/h2>\n<p>Less than a month later, Long and his crew caught their first glimpse of the Front Range, in the form of Les Deux Oreilles. To honor both Major Long and their discovery, the crew decided to rename the mountain Long\u2019s Peak. From Long\u2019s Peak, the expedition traveled south to modern day Denver and Colorado Springs.\u00a0 Long\u2019s expedition then headed down the Arkansas River, and took a much-needed travel break near La Junta.<\/p>\n<p>From there, Major Long and his crew split into two groups for the exploration of the Red River\u2019s headwaters\u2014the final leg of the expedition. Major Long\u2019s group journeyed into Oklahoma, while the other group led by Captain Bell continued to travel along the Arkansas River. Nearly two months later, both crews were reunited in Arkansas at Fort Smith. Shortly thereafter, Major Long and his men parted ways and returned to their respective homes on the east coast.<\/p>\n<figure><a href=\"https:\/\/bouldercountyopenspace.org\/i\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/longs-peak.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"default\" data-lbwps-width=\"1920\" data-lbwps-height=\"1152\" data-lbwps-srcsmall=\"https:\/\/bouldercountyopenspace.org\/i\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/longs-peak-300x180.jpg\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bouldercountyopenspace.org\/i\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/longs-peak-1024x614.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bouldercountyopenspace.org\/i\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/longs-peak-1024x614.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bouldercountyopenspace.org\/i\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/longs-peak-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bouldercountyopenspace.org\/i\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/longs-peak-768x461.jpg 768w\" alt=\"Long's Peak\" width=\"640\" height=\"384\" \/> <\/a><figcaption>Long\u2019s Peak provides a backdrop to the Agricultural Heritage Center in Longmont<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the corner of Boulder County, Long\u2019s Peak looms in silent, snow-capped majesty near its namesake, the city of Longmont. Originally named Les Deux Oreilles (\u201cTwo Ears\u201d), Long\u2019s Peak was Major Stephen H. Long\u2019s first glimpse of the Rocky Mountains as he led a scientific exploration in 1820. Who was Major Stephen H. 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