Flagstaff Buffalo - Flagstaff, AZ
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DopeyDuck
N 35° 13.074 W 111° 37.957
12S E 442425 N 3897391
This 3-ton Buffalo marks the entrance to Buffalo Park, a 215 acre regional park in Flagstaff.
Waymark Code: WM8M44
Location: Arizona, United States
Date Posted: 04/17/2010
Views: 7
"Buffalo Park was a wildlife park in Flagstaff, Arizona that operated during the 1960s. The attraction featured more than 200 animals and a Wild West setting." Source: The Story of Buffalo Park by Kevin Schindler (
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TITLE: Flagstaff Buffalo, (sculpture).
ARTIST(S): Bonney, Charles, sculptor.
DATE: ca. 1964-1968.
MEDIUM: Sculpture: ferro-cement with iron armature covered with wire mesh, painted; Base: concrete.
CONTROL NUMBER: IAS AZ000490
Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link]
PHYSICAL LOCATION:
Located at the entrance to Buffalo Park
Near intersection of Forest Avenue & Gemini Drive
2400 N. Gemini Rd
Flagstaff, Arizona
DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH:
This statue has held up well despite many kids climbing on it.
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