What is John Wesley Hillman?
'''John Wesley Hillman''' (March 29, 1832 &ndash; March 19, 1915) was an [[Americans|American]] [[prospecting|prospector]] during the [[California Gold Rush]]. He was also an [[explorer]] who was among the first European Americans to see [[Crater Lake]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Oregon]]. He is credited with discovering the lake.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.craterlakeinstitute.com/online-library/historic-resource-study/3a.htm |title=John Wesley Hillman - Discovery of Crater Lake |first= |last= |work=craterlakeinstitute.com |year=2008 |accessdate=March 8, 2012 |archive-date=January 7, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090107160006/http://www.craterlakeinstitute.com/online-library/historic-resource-study/3a.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hillmanc.fsnet.co.uk/obitandbiog_John_Wesley_Hillman_Memoir.htm |title=John Wesley Hillman's dictated autobiographical memoir |first= |last= |work=hillmanc.fsnet.co.uk |year=2008 |accessdate=March 8, 2012 }}{{Dead link|date=March 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> == References == {{reflist}} {{us-bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Hillman, John Wesley}} [[Category:1832 births]] [[Category:1915 deaths]] [[Category:People from New York (state)]]