On the Chisholm Trail - Duncan, OK - Figurative Public Sculpture on Waymarking.com

The Chisholm Trail Heritage Center in Duncan is an interactive museum highlighting the early West, the cowboys who tamed it, and the history of the Chisholm Trail. In front of the museum, this sculpture was commissioned by the McCasland family, descendants of these early pioneers.

The sculpture, created bu Paul Moore, shows a chuck wagon pulled by two horses, two cowboys on horseback, and the longhorn cattle they were driving north from Texas to the railheads in Kansas. The life-sized bronze sculpture stands in front of a large, curved backdrop which has cattle in relief, giving the impression of a large herd in the distance. The sculpture stands on a rock platform, with large cactus in front, to give the feeling of your being out on the Trail with them.

There is a four foot high granite monument nearby. The slanted top reads:

On the Chisholm Trail
A monument to the American cowboy
Dedicated to
James Calvin McCasland
Olivia Atkins McCasland
Pioneers
T. Howard McCasland
Vivian Fullwood McCasland
Community builders

The front of the monument reads:

April 25, 1998
by
Thomas H. McCasland, Jr.
Mary F. McCasland Michaelis
The McCasland Foundation
Paul Moore - Sculptor
To perpetuate the traditions and
values of their forebearers

Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: On the Chisholm Trail Figure Type: Combination of two figure types Artist Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: Paul Moore Date created or placed or use 'Unknown' if not known: 1998 Materials used: Bronze Location: Chisholm Trail Heritage Center

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