COLLECTION NAME:
Wyoming State Archives WPA Federal Writers Project Files
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Wyoming State Archives WPA Federal Writers Project Files
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Title:
Wyoming WPA Biographical File regarding John Colter
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Wyoming WPA Biographical File regarding John Colter
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Collection Name:
WPA Collection
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WPA Collection
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Collection Number:
WPA Bio 2007
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WPA Bio 2007
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Item Description:
Colter, John - Biographical information for John Colter [or Coulter]; "John Colter's Discovery of the Yellowstone" by Alfred J. Mokler, no published source, n.d.; "The Life of John Coulter" by Chas. J. Oviatt, no published source, n.d.
item_description
Colter, John - Biographical information for John Colter [or Coulter]; "John Colter's Discovery of the Yellowstone" by Alfred J. Mokler, no published source, n.d.; "The Life of John Coulter" by Chas. J. Oviatt, no published source, n.d.
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Date:
Undated
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Undated
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Link to Finding Aid:
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https://rmoa.unm.edu/docviewer.php?docId=wy-arwpa.xml
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false
Notes:
born: believed to be 1774 [or 1775] at Staunton [or in Stuarts Draft] (Augusta Co., Va.)
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born: believed to be 1774 [or 1775] at Staunton [or in Stuarts Draft] (Augusta Co., Va.)
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married - ". . .had a son"
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married - ". . .had a son"
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died: May 7, 1812 [or Nov. 22, 1813] in Franklin Co (Mo.)
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died: May 7, 1812 [or Nov. 22, 1813] in Franklin Co (Mo.)
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Notes:
buried: "Buried near New Haven, Missouri, on private land" (Memorial ID: 3554)
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buried: "Buried near New Haven, Missouri, on private land" (Memorial ID: 3554)
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Notes:
private soldier with Lewis & Clark Expedition (1804 - 1806)
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private soldier with Lewis & Clark Expedition (1804 - 1806)
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Notes:
Yellowstone Valley trapper (1806)
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Yellowstone Valley trapper (1806)
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false
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joined Manuel Lisa's trading expedition (spring, 1807) - "Colter's Route" across Yellowstone country
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joined Manuel Lisa's trading expedition (spring, 1807) - "Colter's Route" across Yellowstone country
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false
Notes:
1st white man to see areas that would become Wyoming and Yellowstone National Park
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1st white man to see areas that would become Wyoming and Yellowstone National Park
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false
Notes:
example "firsts": Big Horn River valley, Wind River, Big Horn Mountains, Jackson's Hole and "Yellowstone Wonderland"
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example "firsts": Big Horn River valley, Wind River, Big Horn Mountains, Jackson's Hole and "Yellowstone Wonderland"
Notes
false
Notes:
Colter Bay (Jackson Lake in Grand Teton National Park) and Colter Peak (Absaroka Mountains in Yellowstone National Park)
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Colter Bay (Jackson Lake in Grand Teton National Park) and Colter Peak (Absaroka Mountains in Yellowstone National Park)
Notes
false
Rights:
No Copyright - United States, https://rightsstate…
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No Copyright - United States, https://rightsstatements.org/page/NoC-US/1.0/?language=en
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Text
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Text
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