Record #:

15278

Author(s):

Seay, Majel Ivey

Abstract:

Elisha Mitchell, scientist, minister, and University of North Carolina professor, lost his life trying to prove that Black Dome, now called Mount Mitchell, was the highest peak in the eastern United States. In 1881-1882, the United States Geological Service confirmed his measurements and named the peak after him. Mitchell determined its height in 1835 and was killed in a fall on the mountain in 1857.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 2 Issue 23, Nov 1934, p5, 26, il

Subject(s):

Mitchell, Elisha, 1793-1857