David Thompson - Exploration

Exploration

  • David Thompson (less commonly Thomson), founder (1623) of the first European settlement in New Hampshire, United States (See: History of New Hampshire#Founding: 1600–1775)
  • David Thompson (explorer) (1770–1857), Canadian explorer

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