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Jefferson National Expansion Memorial
Private John Potts
Drawing of John Potts
Sketch copyright by Michael Haynes.
 
P.S. In 1807 I joined Manuel Lisa's fur-trading venture to the upper Missouri. In 1808 I was out checking traps with my old friend John Colter when we were attacked by a party of Blackfeet warriors. I was killed and he narrowly escaped death.
 
The Gateway Arch  

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The Gateway Arch at Jefferson National Expansion Memorial is 630 feet high and the span of the legs at ground level is 630 feet across. Click here to learn more about the Gateway Arch.
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