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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Charles_Francis_HallCharles Francis Hall - Wikipedia

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   Charles Francis Hall (c. 1821 – November 8, 1871) was an American Arctic explorer, best known for his collection of Inuit testimony regarding the 1845 Franklin Expedition and the suspicious circumstances surrounding his death while leading the American-sponsored Polaris expedition in an attempt to be the first to reach the North Pole.

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3. www.britannica.com › biography › Charles-Francis-HallCharles Francis Hall | Arctic Expedition, Inuit Culture ...

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   Learn about Charles Francis Hall, an American explorer who made three Arctic expeditions, including a search for Franklin's survivors and a North Pole attempt. Find out his biography, achievements, and legacy in this Britannica article.

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4. www.nationalgeographic.com › history › historyThis Arctic murder mystery remains unsolved after 150 years

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   Nov 22, 2022 · Charles Francis Hall was an eccentric American explorer who led an expedition to the North Pole in 1871. He died of a stroke on board the U.S.S. Polaris, but the cause of his illness and the fate of his crew remain unclear.

5. americanhistory.si.edu › explore › storiesHMS Terror, Charles Francis Hall, and the Star-Spangled Banner

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   Jan 26, 2017 · Learn how the HMS Terror, a former British bomber ship, was involved in the War of 1812 and the bombing of Fort McHenry, the inspiration for The Star-Spangled Banner. Discover the story of Charles Francis Hall, who searched for the lost ship and its crew in the Arctic.

6. www.si.edu › object › archivesCharles Francis Hall Collection - Smithsonian Institution

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   The Arctic explorer Charles Francis Hall was born about 1821, either Vermont or New Hampshire; there are very few details about his early life. He is most notable for spending over ten years in the Arctic among the Inuit, initially focused on locating evidence of the lost British Expedition under Sir John Franklin, and then, in two later ...

7. nationalpost.com › news › world'Maps worldwide were changed': How a novice explorer made his ...

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   Aug 17, 2017 · Charles Francis Hall, a 38-year-old newspaper publisher from Cincinnati, was obsessed. Though he’d never so much as sailed on a boat, he became convinced that he knew how to solve the...

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   Who was Charles Francis Hall?

   • Charles Francis Hall (c. 1821 – November 8, 1871) was an American Arctic explorer, best known for his collection of Inuit testimony regarding the 1845 Franklin Expedition and the suspicious circumstances surrounding his death while leading the American-sponsored Polaris expedition in an attempt to be the first to reach the North Pole.

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   What did Charles Francis Hall discover?

   • Charles Francis Hall discovered and documented numerous findings during his Arctic expeditions. His notes and diaries from this period are now a part of the Charles Francis Hall Collection, 1858–1871, located in the museum's Archives Center. Upon his return to the United States, Hall used these records to publish his book Arctic Researches and Life Among the Esquimaux.

   HMS Terror, Charles Francis Hall, and the Star-Spangled Banner

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   Why did Charles Francis Hall pass away?

   • The cause of Charles Francis Hall's death during his polar expedition is uncertain. The ship, the Polaris, became trapped in the ice during the return journey, as depicted in William Bradford's 1875 oil painting. Why bad luck or bad blood may have contributed to his passing remains a mystery.

   This Arctic murder mystery remains unsolved after 150 years

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   Was Charles Francis Hall obsessed with finding a lost expedition?

   • Charles Francis Hall was obsessed with finding a lost expedition. Photo by The Washington Post In 1845, two of the best ships England could build set off on a quest to find the fabled Northwest Passage — then vanished without a trace. The mystery enthralled a generation of adventurers.

   'Maps worldwide were changed': How a novice explorer made his mark …

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   Where is Charles Francis Hall Collection located?

   • The Charles Francis Hall Collection is located at the Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution. The collection is arranged into one series and is available for reproduction, although the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions.

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   How did Charles Hall become a polar explorer?

   • Before starting his career as a polar explorer, Charles Hall began as a blacksmith's apprentice at a young age in Rochester, NH*. Sometime in the 1840's he married and moved westward eventually coming to Cincinnati, where Charles opened a business making engraving plates and seals, in 1849. Later he published a small newspaper in Cincinnati, The Cincinnati Occasional.

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9. www.washingtonpost.com › news › speaking-of-scienceHow a middle-aged Midwestern nobody made his mark in the ...

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   Aug 16, 2017 · Charles Francis Hall, a 38-year-old newspaper publisher from Cincinnati, was obsessed. Although he'd never so much as sailed on a boat, he became convinced that he knew how to solve...