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Contents | Elisha Kent Kane Born in Philadelphia, Elisha Kent Kane was a prominent explorer of the Arctic in the 1850s. His writings after his expeditions influenced scientific and popular opinion on the polar regions. He was first to chart a course that became the route that Robert Peary used to claim the North Pole in 1909. When he died, he was so revered that his body was sent on a two-week cortege across the country before being interred in its final resting place here. Website: https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=136000 Related albums • See other albumsPhiladelphia Historical MarkersRelated peopleElisha Kent KaneSources
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