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