Howard Stansbury

Howard Stansbury
Born(1806-02-08)February 8, 1806
New York City, US
DiedApril 17, 1863(1863-04-17) (aged 57)
Madison, Wisconsin, US
OccupationSurveyor
Known forSurveying the Great Salt Lake

Howard Stansbury (February 8, 1806 – April 17, 1863) was a major in the U.S. Army Corps of Topographical Engineers. One of his most notable achievements was leading a two-year expedition (1849–1851) to survey the Great Salt Lake and its surroundings.[1] The expedition report entitled Exploration and survey of the valley of the Great Salt Lake of Utah, including a reconnaissance of a new route through the Rocky Mountains was published in 1852 providing the first serious scientific exploration of the flora and fauna of the Great Salt Lake Valley as well as a favorable impression of the members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, who had settled there beginning in 1847.

  1. ^ Talbot, Vivian Linford; Gowans, Fred R. (1994), "Exploration in Utah", Utah History Encyclopedia, University of Utah Press, ISBN 9780874804256, archived from the original on March 21, 2024, retrieved April 21, 2024