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  Private John Colter was born about 1774, near Staunton, Augusta County, Virginia. When he was about five years old, his parents moved to Maysville, Kentucky. He was 5 feet 10 inches tall, rather shy, had blue eyes, was quick minded, courageous and a fine hunter. He was recruited by Captain Lewis at Maysville on

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John Colter 1773?-1813 When Captains Meriweather Lewis and William Clarks Corps of Discovery neared the Mandan villages on their return trip in 1806, most of the men were good and ready for the comforts of home. Not John Colter. When two trappers headed up the Missouri invited him to join them, he accepted and receive

John Colter May or November was a member of the Lewis and Clark Expedition Though party to one of the more famous expeditions in history, Colter is best remembered for explorations he made during the winter of when he became the first known person of European descent to enter the region which later became Yellowstone N