Mountain man called Galena home: Born into slavery, James Beckwourth hunted,mined here and then went West

by Mike Jones
Posted 4/18/23

James Pierson Beckwourth is another of the famous people who have lived in Galena (then Fever River settlement). Beckwourth’s accomplishments are even more remarkable when one considers the …

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