Walter Scott (Death Valley Scotty)
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Walter Scott, better known as Death Valley Scotty, was an American prospector, con man, and colorful Old West personality famed for his tall tales and his association with the lavish desert residence now known as Scotty’s Castle.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Old West personality
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con man ⓘ human ⓘ prospector ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Albert Mussey Johnson
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Scotty’s Castle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Scotty’s Castle hilltop, Death Valley National Park, California, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1872-09-20 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1954-01-05 ⓘ |
| describedAs |
colorful raconteur
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folk hero of Death Valley ⓘ |
| employer | Buffalo Bill’s Wild West show NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
entertainment
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mining promotion schemes ⓘ |
| genre | tall tales ⓘ |
| hasCauseOfFame | media coverage of his exploits in early 1900s ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced | popular image of Death Valley in early 20th century ⓘ |
| hasLegacy |
stories and biographies about his life
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tourist interest in Scotty’s Castle ⓘ |
| hasPart | legend of a secret gold mine ⓘ |
| heritage | American Old West folklore ⓘ |
| knownFor |
promoting a fictitious rich gold mine
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staged high-speed transcontinental train trip in 1905 ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| name | Walter Edward Scott NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nickname | Death Valley Scotty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent | publicity stunt train run from Los Angeles to Chicago in record time ⓘ |
| notableFor |
association with Scotty’s Castle
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tall tales about gold mines in Death Valley ⓘ |
| notableResidence | Scotty’s Castle (Death Valley Ranch) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
con artist
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cowboy ⓘ prospector ⓘ showman ⓘ |
| partOf |
American frontier mythology
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history of Death Valley ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity |
California, United States
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Nevada, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Cynthiana, Kentucky, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Inglewood, California, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence |
Death Valley, California, United States
NERFINISHED
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Scotty’s Castle, Grapevine Canyon, Death Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
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