Zebulon Montgomery Pike was recognized for a notable career as a soldier and explorer. He first saw the great mountain on November 15, 1806, during his Southwestern Expedition. Pike was born at Lamberton, now Trenton, NJ, on January 5, 1779, and died on April 27, 1813, after a victorious attack on York, later Ontario, Canada. He was buried at Madison Barracks, New York.