Carson, Kit

Cultural  

1. A skilled frontier trapper and guide of the nineteenth century, who helped open the territory of California to settlement from the United States. A general on the Union side in the Civil War, he moved a great number of Navajos by force in the 1860s; many died on the journey.

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Example Sentences

The Taconic Mountains Ramble State Park was the vision of Carson “Kit” Davidson, who died last week at 92.

From Washington Times

Which is hardly surprising, considering that Carson “Kit” Davidson found his inspiration for his Japanese garden near Hubbardton, Vt., after sneaking into the grounds of the Katsura Imperial Villa outside Kyoto, widely recognized as one of the most magnificent gardens in the world.

From Washington Post