Zenas Leonard (1809-1857)
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Clearfield native and fur trader, Leonard was second in command of the Joseph Reddeford Walker Expedition from 1831-1834 to find a route to the Pacific Ocean through the Sierra Nevada Mountains. Leonard served as the expedition''s clerk and chronicler, recording the first non-native American encounter of giant sequoia trees.
In 1839 Leonard published his account of the expedition, recognized for its detailed descriptions.
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