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Richard "Beaver Dick" Leigh (9 January 1831, Manchester – 29 March 1899, Wilford, Idaho)^[1] was an English-American trapper, scout, and guide at the end of the 19th Century, primarily in the area now known as Jackson Hole, Wyoming, United States.^[2] He has been called "possibly the West's last mountain man."^[3] He was the guide for F. V. Hayden's survey of the Teton Range in 1872.^[2] Leigh Lake was named for Richard Leigh, and nearby Jenny Lake for his first wife, by Hayden's expedition. ^[4] He corresponded frequently with his longtime friend, Charles B. Penrose, leaving behind diaries and letters that provide a personal, historical, and geographical documentation of the area.^[5] He was mentioned by Theodore Roosevelt in 1892, as a local hunter around Two Ocean Pass. ^[2] His moniker "Beaver Dick" was reportedly given to him by Brigham Young as a tribute to his trapping skills.^[3] In 1964, Beaver Dick State Park was opened near Rexburg, Idaho.^[3]

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1. ^[https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/91266219/richard-leigh Richard “Beaver Dick” Leigh, Sr] at findagrave.com
2. ^¹²{{cite web|url=https://www.wyohistory.org/encyclopedia/beaver-dick-leigh-mountain-man-tetons|title=Beaver Dick Leigh, Mountain Man of the Tetons - WyoHistory.org|website=Wyohistory.org}}
3. ^¹²{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1964/05/17/archives/a-new-state-park-in-idaho-beaver-dick-preserve-stands-as-a-memorial.html|title=A NEW STATE PARK IN IDAHO; Beaver Dick Preserve Stands as a Memorial To English Pioneer|website=Nytimes.com}}
4. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.nps.gov/grte/learn/historyculture/trap.htm|title=Explorers and Trappers - Grand Teton National Park (U.S. National Park Service)|website=Nps.gov|accessdate=13 November 2018}}
5. ^{{cite web|url=https://rmoa.unm.edu/docviewer.php?docId=wyu-ah10512.xml|title=Richard Leigh papers 1875-1937 (bulk 1875-1899)|website=Rmoa.unm.edu}}

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