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"Mrs. Moon let all the kids go to see our first dead man!"
The hand-carved gravestone of Jim Wooten is located about 35 miles northwest of Thermopolis. Wooten ran a mail and stage route between Thermopolis and Meeteetse.
by John Bernhisel
Next time you have a couple of hours and feel the urge for a small adventure, take a short drive and visit the grave of a gone but not forgotten local legend, Jimmy Wooten. It is an isolated resting place for a man who lived fast, drove faster, and left behind a story large enough...
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