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 Wild Bill Hickok Statue - 100 Years - Hays, KS Posted by:  linkys
N 38° 52.286 W 099° 19.832
14S E 471327 N 4302561
Gift to the citizens of Hays and Ellis County commemorating the 100th anniversary of the First National Bank, now Emprise Bank, N.A. of Hays.
Waymark Code: WMETQP
Location: Kansas, United States
Date Posted: 07/06/2012
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Emprise Bank has always been active in the arts, and this statue of Wild Bill Hickok is a fitting piece for a town where he played a part in its history. On the base of the statue, which is listed in the Smithsonian Arts Index, is a plaque that reads:
JAMES BUTLER "WILD BILL" HICKOK
(1837-1876)
WHEN ELLIS COUNTY'S ELECTED OFFICIALS FAILED IN MID-1869
TO MAINTAIN LAW AND ORDER, THE "BETTER CLASS OF CITIZENS" HIRED
WELL-KNOWN GUNFIGHTER JAMES BUTLER HICKOK TO ACT AS "SHERIFF".
SAM STRAWHUN AND BILL MULVEY RESISTED HICKOK AND WERE SOON
BURIED ON HAYS CITY'S BOOT HILL. "WILD BILL" LOST THE 1869
ELECTION TO HIS OWN DEPUTY AND FLED THE AREA IN 1870 AFTER
KILLING JOHN KYLE AND WOUNDING JEREMIAH LONERGAN, BOTH 7TH
CAVALRYMEN, IN A BARROOM BRAWL.
HE WAS ASSASSINATED AT DEADWOOD, S.D., IN 1876.
PETE FELTEN, SCULPTOR
OUR 100TH ANNIVERSARY GIFT TO THE RESIDENTS OF
HAYS AND ELLIS COUNTY, APRIL 29, 1989
FIRST NATIONAL BANK
NOW
EMPRISE BANK, N.A.
HAYS, KANSAS
Anniversary Year: 1989
Year of Event, Organization or Occurance: 1889
Address:
10th and Main
Hays, Kansas USA
Website: Not listed
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