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Western Portion of North America from the Mississippi to the Pacific Ocean," which was published in 1814. Clark's original field sketches, drawn on numerous separate sheets that traced the flows of principal rivers as opposed to traditional rectangular or square maps, were shown to President Jefferson in 1807 and did not include Colter's Route, as he was still traveling at the time. A version of these original field maps was produced in 1810 by Clark and
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lava rock is 13 inches (330 mm) long, 8 inches (200 mm) wide and 4 inches (100 mm) thick and has the words "John Colter" carved on the right side of the face and the number "1808" on the left side and has been dubbed the "Colter Stone". The stone was reportedly purchased from the
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244:Meriwether Lewis
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18:Colter Stone
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1601:John Colter
1596:Jim Bridger
1549:Expeditions
731:(1957) and
719:1965 movie
704:silent film
678:Colter Peak
641:silent film
618:War of 1812
454:Yellowstone
410:Manuel Lisa
360:unfriendly
339:beaver furs
307:Snake River
299:Manuel Lisa
264:John Ordway
238:and nearby
164:John Colter
135:Employer(s)
111:Nationality
43:John Colter
1880:Categories
1701:Mission 66
790:References
562:John Potts
494:Teton Pass
486:Union Pass
470:geothermal
418:John Potts
320:Washington
236:Pittsburgh
190:Early life
1584:Explorers
381:Jefferson
362:Blackfeet
295:Nez Perce
271:game meat
256:St. Louis
91:St. Louis
1255:June 28,
773:rhyolite
630:jaundice
579:—
377:Gallatin
283:Shoshone
172:European
154:Children
114:American
1852:Outline
993:313–316
680:in the
626:Rangers
584:, 1817.
525:sulphur
513:mudpots
444:Map of
322:state.
248:private
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653:Legacy
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420:, and
327:Mandan
275:passes
146:Spouse
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1274:(Map)
502:Idaho
496:into
480:near
366:Crows
1458:ISBN
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