History: Chief Washakie
Chief Washakie was a noted chief of the Shoshone people. He was born around about 1804 and became a prominent leader of his tribe during the mid-19th century. He has always been considered as a friend to the white men, and in 1851, at the urging of mountain man Jim Bridger, Washakie led a band of
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