The Mule - Muleshoe, Tx
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member WTT-B2
N 34° 13.560 W 102° 43.381
13S E 709736 N 3789559
Located in a small roadside park in downtown Muleshoe Tx off of Highway 84
Waymark Code: WM6NZV
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 06/29/2009
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member silverquill
Views: 11

A life-size statue of a mule made from bronze. It is to represent all the mules that helped to settle Texas. The statue was erected in 1965 through the donations of mule-lovers around the world.

Without ancestral pride or hope for offspring, the mule -- along with buffalo, hound and longhorn -- made Texas history. In war he carried cannons on his back. Because he was available to haul freight, forts rose on frontiers. Indians ate horses hitched to cart or coach, but let tough mule meat go by. His small hooves scaled rock and steep untrod by horse or ox, but big ears endangered him in lake or river. He went fast, endured much, ate sparingly. Since beginning of Christian era, has helped all over world to bear burdens of mankind.
Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: The Mule

Figure Type: Animal

Artist Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: Kevin Wolf, from Aurora, Colorado

Date created or placed or use 'Unknown' if not known: 1965

Materials used: Bronze

Location: Hugh Young Visitors Center & Chamber of Commerce Office

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