Jedediah Smith
publication date: Thursday, August 1, 2013 (part of Summer 2013)
category: Exploration
clue: This clean-living mountain man's expeditions to the Pacific coast took him Over the Hills and Far Away.
explanation: Smith was one of the first white men to explore what is today California and Oregon. A Methodist, he was known to abstain from drinking, smoking, cursing, and unnecessary violence. more…
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, LaVonne Lemler, Samir Mehta, Chris Lemler, Richard Slominsky, Justin Woods, Joanna Woods, and Mike Rothstein