| 11. | Actually, Capt . Charles Wilkes beat me here by more than 150 years.
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| 12. | The island was named by Charles Wilkes during the Wilkes Expedition of 1838-1842.
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| 13. | On April 3, 1851, Todd sold the house and property to Charles Wilkes.
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| 14. | Meanwhile, Charles Wilkes deeded the house over to his wife and three daughters in 1870.
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| 15. | Charles Wilkes, the expedition's commander, named Pickering Passage in honor of Charles Pickering.
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| 16. | This atoll was probably the one that Charles Wilkes called " Wytoohee " or " Wutoohee ".
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| 17. | Appletree Cove was named by Charles Wilkes in 1841, who mistook flowering dogwoods for apple trees.
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| 18. | It was named by Charles Wilkes during the United States Exploring Expedition of Puget Sound in 1841.
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| 19. | The United States Exploring Expedition under Lieutenant Charles Wilkes visited Funafuti, Nukufetau and Vaitupu in 1841.
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| 20. | In 1841 Charles Wilkes of the United States Exploring Expedition named the island " Pasainks Island ".
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