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Lewis WetzelLewis Wetzel was a frontiersman and Indian fighter who roamed the hills of what is now the state of West Virginia. Lewis was the son of a German emigrant named John Wetzel who was later killed by Indians and Mary Bonnet, daughter of Captain Bonnet who came from France. The Indians gave him the nickname "Deathwind" because of his sharp shooting. Zane Grey, the great Western novelist, wrote about Wetzel in his books Spirit Of The Border, "Betty Zane", and "The Last Trail". Lewis died in Mississippi but his remains were dug up in the 1940s and taken to Marshall County, West Virginia. Legend says that Lewis and Clark even asked him to join their expedition but he declined. His most famous trick was his ability to load his gun while sprinting. He was said to be around six feet tall, striking, and very athletic. It is also said he grew his hair out almost to the ground. He was said to have done this in order to taunt the Indians. He is also known to have scalped the Indians whom he killed.
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