Uncle Dick Wootton

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Uncle Dick Wootton

• By Justin Clemans

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INTRODUCTION

• Itching for adventure richens lacy Wootton left
  home in 1836.
• He headed west and hired on as a Muleskinner to
  drive a Waken of Supplies

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Major Accomplishments

• Later in life Dick Wootton moved to Trinidad
  Colorado and he built a toll road over Raton pass
  it was April of 1865 when
  he opened the twenty seven mile road from
  Trinidad to willows spring New Mexico.

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Other Interesting Information

• Once in the west Wootton as a hunter for William
  bent at bents fort on the Arkansas river.
  

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Summary

• Because his name sounded COOL

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Bibliography

• I found all of this on http//www.coloradohistory
  .org/kids/kidsbios.htm

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