Who first explored the Columbia River?
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Who first explored the Columbia River?
Deceptive Mouth:
Various explorers were so close to reaching the Columbia River but its mouth proved to be deceptive. Explorers like Meares and Heceta laid eyes on the mouth. However, it was not until Robert Gray that people realized that the waterway being passed up so often was actually a river.
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View this answerAside from indigenous people, David Thompson was the first to explore the Columbia River.
On May 11, 1792, Gray and his crew spotted the mouth of the...
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