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Frederick S. Dellenbaugh

Born in McConnelsville, Dellenbaugh went down the Colorado River at 17 as artist and assistant topographer on John Wesley Powell's second expedition (1871-1873). He later wrote books on the river and the West and co-founded the Explorers Club.

Frederick S. Dellenbaugh
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At a glance

Born
1853-09-13
Died
1935-01-29
Known as
Explorer, Artist, Author
Organizations
Explorers Club, American Geographical Society

Life story

Frederick Samuel Dellenbaugh was born September 13, 1853, in McConnelsville. As a young man he joined John Wesley Powell's second expedition down the Colorado River, serving as artist and assistant topographer from 1871 to 1873. The party helped identify the Escalante River and the Henry Mountains.

In 1899 he took part in the Harriman Alaska Expedition. He was librarian of the American Geographical Society from 1909 to 1911, a fellow of the American Ethnological Society, and a co-founder of the Explorers Club in 1904.

He wrote seven books, among them The Romance of the Colorado River (1902), A Canyon Voyage (1908) and Fremont and '49 (1913). He died of pneumonia on January 29, 1935, and is buried in the Otis family plot in Ellenville, New York. Dellenbaugh Butte in Utah is named for him.

Timeline

  • 1853-09-13: Born (McConnelsville, OH) source
  • 1871: Joins Powell's second Colorado River expedition (to 1873) (Colorado River) source
  • 1899: Joins the Harriman Alaska Expedition (Alaska) source
  • 1902: Publishes The Romance of the Colorado River source
  • 1904: Co-founds the Explorers Club (New York) source
  • 1908: Publishes A Canyon Voyage source
  • 1935-01-29: Dies of pneumonia source

What Frederick is known for

  • Artist and assistant topographer on Powell's second Colorado River expedition (1871-1873)
  • Co-founder of the Explorers Club (1904)
  • The Romance of the Colorado River (1902)
  • A Canyon Voyage (1908)
  • Fremont and '49 (1913)

Honors and things named for them

  • Dellenbaugh Butte, Utah

Ohio places

Where Frederick S. Dellenbaugh was born, lived, worked and is remembered, with the ZIP code, town and county pages for each.

Further reading

Sources

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