Is Buffalo Bill Cody Really Buried on Lookout Mountain?

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While looking at the old photos I am reminded of a visit about 8 years ago and everything looks so different. It would be interesting to see a comparison photo and some photos of the gift shop and restaurant.

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A friend of mine named Tom Lundgren who worked for the Cheyenne Newspaper, had a gold claim in Co. near the “Old Glory “ mine and told me that he found the grave site. This was around 72 or 73 when he told me that and showed me an article in the Cheyenne paper. He also showed me buckets of dirt that he had run through a sluice box. I had never tried to pan for gold but he put an ice cream scoop of this dirt in a pan and I ringed the pan one eighth of an inch! He had five 5 gallon buckets of this dirt!

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My Great Grandfather supplied horses to the wild west show. He captured, broke and sold those horses to Buffalo Bill. He knew him quite well. My family has a signed bill of sale for horses signed by Buffalo Bill himself

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As a distant relative i can assure one and all Bill is buried in Colorado, though through an old family ĺetter i read as an 11yr old, his wishes at the end was to be be buried in cody wyoming. Yours sincerely" as above from Denistoun in scotland where he visited round about 1876.or there abouts Buffalo's and all. Have a good life. ST,CO.

Well then we may very well be related because William F. Cody is a great great uncle or great great great uncle of mine. I remember being told that as a young boy but thought that it was just something that I was told so that I could share it at show-n-tell when I was in elementary school. My great grandmother died at the age of 102yrs old, when I was around 16yrs old and everyone on my mom's side of the family was given a copy of our family tree regarding that side of our lineage, and sure enough, he's directly related. What's even more of a coincidence or as my Dad used to call it, a 'coinkidink'- I noticed you're in Scotland, which is where my Dad's lineage is from. I'm Scottish from my Dad's side and German and Irish from my Mom's side.
I hope you receive this and I hope it finds you in great spirits and health. God bless and enjoy your journey here in this life.
Writing you this from Marysville, Washington USA

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I have heard many stories about this growing up. He is my Great great great uncle. Lol. I like to say @Thrice Great Uncle”. I have pics of my grandma on his porch in Nebraska and many family photos I, and my kids, one day will cherish. Thanks for this article. Always curious to see who believes what!

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