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HISTORICAL OVERVIEW The first recorded experience of an American in Wyoming was not encouraging to future settlement. In 1807, John Colter, a fur trapper, mountain man, and Lewis and Clark expedition veteran, chanced upon an area of geysers where the earth itself seemed to bubble. He dubbed it “Colter’s Hell.” Nonetheless, other intrepid explorers followed. View Website VIP Subscription

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