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Longhunter with dead deer. A longhunter (or long hunter) was an 18th-century explorer and hunter who made expeditions into the American frontier for as much as six months at a time. While historian Emory Hamilton says that "The Long Hunter was peculiar to Southwest Virginia only...", many also hailed from North Carolina's western piedmont.
Bledsoe's Station, also known as Bledsoe's Fort, was an 18th-century fortified frontier settlement located in what is now Castalian Springs, Tennessee.The fort was built by longhunter and Sumner County pioneer Isaac Bledsoe (c. 1735–1793) in the early 1780s to protect Upper Cumberland settlers and migrants from hostile Native American attacks.
Henry Skaggs (January 8, 1724 – December 4, 1810. Occasional alternative spellings: "Skeggs" and "Scaggs") was an American longhunter, explorer and pioneer, active primarily on the frontiers of Tennessee and Kentucky during the latter half of the 18th century.
Longhunter, Coureur des bois, Surveyor, Woodsman, Fur trappers A mountain man is an explorer who lives in the wilderness and makes his living from hunting and trapping . Mountain men were most common in the North American Rocky Mountains from about 1810 through to the 1880s (with a peak population in the early 1840s).
Hugh Glass (c. 1783 – 1833) [1] [2] [3] was an American frontiersman, fur trapper, trader, hunter and explorer.He is best known for his story of survival and forgiveness after being left for dead by companions when he was mauled by a grizzly bear.
Kasper Mansker was born on the European immigrant ship, Christian, bound for North America, in 1750.The Mansker family, possibly, came from Merchingen, Merzig-Wadern, Kreis District, Saarland, Holy Roman Empire, where the name is common.
William Bean (December 9, 1721-May 1782) was an American pioneer, longhunter, ... D.C., and New Orleans for early travelers through Tennessee into the 18th century. ...
Historical marker about Callaway at Fort Boonesborough.. Richard Callaway (June 14, 1717 – November 8, 1780) was an American frontiersman, military officer, politician, and hunter who was one of the first white settlers in modern-day Kentucky.