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Author Topic: John Colter  (Read 963 times)

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John Colter
« on: February 22, 2022, 06:53:19 PM »
Here's one I thought some may enjoy;

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Re: John Colter
« Reply #1 on: February 22, 2022, 08:27:11 PM »
I watched this last night on you tube, too bad it's only an hour show, not enough time to really dig into Colter but touching the high spots for the neophyte it wasn't bad.
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Re: John Colter
« Reply #2 on: February 22, 2022, 10:53:00 PM »
I too wish they would've of dug a little deeper with information, especially since he was a member of the Corp of Discovery... Touching a bit more on that adventure would've been nice, but maybe there just wasn't any written documentation other than he had signed on for that adventure?
 
Chadron Fur Trade Days Rendezvous / "Ol' Candle Snuffer"
"Museum of the Fur Trade" Chadron, Nebraska