See Hermann Wolf Grave, Canyon Diablo, Arizona

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Hermann Wolfe (also spelled "Herman Wolf" and "Johann Hermann Wolf") stood out. The mountain man and beaver trapper was born in 1831 in Sachsen-Anhalt in north-central Germany. After immigrating to the states and heading out west, Wolfe owned a trading post on the Little Colorado River north of Leupp. To avoid being robbed (a regular occurence in the area), he buried his profits around fences on his property. He ran his trading post from 1869 to 1899. It's said he died a natural death there and then his body was shipped to Canyon Diablo for burial. Since natural deaths were uncommon for the time and place, Wolfe is often said to be the only man close to the lawless community to experience one. Originally accessible through US Route 66, you can still see Wolf's gravestone in Canyon Diablo's cemetery, along with some town building foundations today. If you exit Interstate 40 at 2 Guns and head north, it will lead you there.

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