Is John Colter buried here?

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[@clayguy1]

$178.33 in 1806 is equivalent in purchasing power to about $4,611.63 today. Good money back in 1806

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Thanks for the comment!

[@clayguy1]

@@lewisandclarktrailalliance I played John Colter's father in an outdoor play in the early part of the 2000s up in Three Forks Montana.. I live south of there.. I got to meet Colter's descendants and Pott's descendants.. Really brings history alive when you meet people like that

[@jpotts1143]

Had John Potts not sacrificed his life Coulter would have likely found his final resting place on the banks of the Jefferson River. In the winter of 1809,-09 While going by canoe up the Jefferson River, Potts and Colter were ambushed by a Blackfoot war party. Colter surrendered but Potts refused and he was hit by an arrow and wounded. Potts in his turn shot one of the Blackfoot and died riddled with arrows fired from the shore. His body was brought ashore and hacked to pieces. The Blackfoot got their blood-lust satisfied and decided to play games with Colter. They stripped Colter naked and allowed him to make a run for it. Potts sacrifice allow his old friend the opportunity to make his run into history.

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[@jrwstl02]

There’s a single grave with the name John Coulter on a small headstone. It’s in a woods thats at least 150 years old, about 8 miles southwest of New Haven. I don’t know if it’s THE John Coulter or another John Coulter.

[@lewisandclarktrailalliance]

Thanks for this comment. From what I have read, the farm outside New Haven is the likely burial site. Here is a link that contains some interesting information. www.advrider.com/f/threads/lewis-and-clark-trail-8-yrs-of-it.1048482/page-9

[@jrwstl02]

@ Thanks for that link! It’s been 50+ years now since I found that headstone. What struck me is there were no other graves, just that one. And it’s in a place that only a squirrel hunter or turkey hunter would possibly even walk. Since I was trespassing at the time, I never said a word.

[@charlescole357]

Great

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[@sheepsfoot2]

Wasn't he the one that died of appendicitis ?

[@lewisandclarktrailalliance]

That was Charles Floyd, buried at Sioux City, IA. Thanks for the comment.