Ferdinand Vandeveer Hayden
At a glance:
- Series: Dictionary of World Biography: The 19th Century
- Categories: Discovery, Exploration
- Subcategories: Scientists, Explorers, Frontier, Pioneers
- Curriculum: American History 1816-1855, American Civil War & Reconstruction Era (1856-1877), American History 1878-1900
Article abstract: Hayden organized and led scientific explorations throughout the Rocky Mountains in the 1860’s and 1870’s. The publicity surrounding his discoveries was a key factor in the creation of Yellowstone National Park, the first such park in the United States.
Early Life
Ferdinand Vandeveer Hayden was born in southwest Massachusetts in 1829. After his father’s death, his mother sent him at age ten to live with an uncle on a farm near Rochester, New York. An ambitious young man, Hayden left the farm at age sixteen. He taught school for two...
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