Trails West - Olathe, Ks.
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N 38° 49.385 W 094° 49.912
15S E 340975 N 4298738
This sculpture, formerly on the Kansas Visitor's Center at 119th & I-35, is now located in the Lone Elm Park - 175th and Lone Elm in Olathe, Kansas.
Waymark Code: WMKJPZ
Location: Kansas, United States
Date Posted: 04/22/2014
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A pair of bronze plaques are attached to a limestone base.
The text of the signage:
(Rotary Seal) (Olathe City Seal)
Trails West by Eldon Tefft
The oxen and Conestoga wagon sculpture was originally commissioned in 1994 for use at the Kansas Visitors Center at 119th & Strang Line Road. When the Center closed in 2002 the sculpture was awarded to the City of Olathe. The sculpture has been restored and erected at Lone Elm Park. This site served as a campground and rendezvous point for travelers along the Santa Fe, Oregon, and California Trails for several decades beginning in 1821.
The sculpture was restored and erected through the combined efforts of the Olathe Rotary Club, the City of Olathe, Kansas, and Barnhart Specialty Contracting. We dedicate it to the citizens of Olathe in honor of Rotary's Centennial of Service to Humanity.
Dedicated May 2, 2009
Second plaque text:
MAX L. DAMETZ
Max L. Dametz was one person that made the Trails West sculpture at Lone Elm Park a reality. Over the past 150 years of Johnson County history, many have done as much and may never be recognized. Max is an outstanding flag bearer for all of them.
From SIRIS:
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"SCULPTOR:
Tefft, Elden 1919-
ASSISTANT:
Hope, Nancy
Samsel, Mark
Tefft, Kim
Barnhart, Ron
MEDIUM:
Fiber reinforced gypsum plaster with cold-bronze powder fill
TYPE:
Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture
Sculptures-Relief
Sculptures
OWNER/LOCATION:
Unlocated
DATE:
1995-1996. Dedicated Jan. 6, 1996
TOPIC:
Animal--Cattle
Architecture--Vehicle--Wagon
History--United States--Westward Expansion
CONTROL NUMBER:
IAS KS000649
NOTES:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Kansas survey, 1996
Kansas City Adopt A Monument, 2003
SUMMARY:
Colossal bronze-colored relief mounted on the side of a building. The relief depicts two team of two oxen each, pulling a covered wagon
DATA SOURCE:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums"