Bison - Buffalo, New York
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BruceS
N 42° 52.983 W 078° 52.516
17T E 673514 N 4750017
Bronze sculpture of a bison placed in celebration of the U.S. bicentennial and in honor of Buffalo's sister city located in downtown Buffalo, New York.
Waymark Code: WMB83F
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 04/17/2011
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Bronze figure of a bison on a granite tiered base. It is a replica of a bronze in Kanazaw, Japan. On the granite base is a plaque with the following inscription:
"BISON"
BY CECILIA EVANS TAYLOR
ERECTED 1975 AS A BICENTENNIAL PROJECT
DEDICATED TO THE CITIZENS OF BUFFALO, New York
AND TO THE CITIZENS OF HER SISTER CITY, KANAZAWA,
JAPAN, WHERE THE ORIGINAL BISON STATUE IS LOCATED
PLACEMENT OF THIS STATUE HAS BEEN MADE POSSIBLE
THROUGH THE FORSYTHE FUND AND THE CITY OF BUFFALO
PARKS DEPARTMENT.
STANLEY M. MAKOWSKI, MAYOR
ROBERT C. PENN, COMMISSIONER OF PARKS
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