Jesse Chisholm - Kingfisher, Oklahoma
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Sculpture of Jesse Chisholm, who helped blaze a trade route from southern Texas to Kansas
Waymark Code: WM8HDD
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Date Posted: 04/04/2010
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Text on plaque:
Jesse Chisholm
"Ambassador of the Plains"
John Gooden, Sculptor
Copyright 2007 Gooden Studios
Kingfisher City Council
Richard "Dick" Flood, Mayor; Steve Richards, Vice Mayor; Darcy Jech, Dale Foulk, Jeff Johnson
Kingfisher Trails, Inc. Board of Directors
John Gooden, Chairman; Brian Walter, Vice Chairman; Kurt Kays, Secretary; Dan Stake, Treasurer
Kim Stewart, Carolyn Flood, Steve Neuman, Dana Boutwell, Bill Reitz, John Sellers, Joyce Stuteville
Richard Reynolds, City Manager
Oklahoma Centennial '07
This Chisholm Monument is an official project of the Oklahoma Centennial Commemoration and was funded in part through a grant made possible by the Oklahoma Legislature.
About Jesse Chisholm, from the nearby marker:
The Chisholm Trail
This trail route from southern Texas to Kansas was used to drive an estimated five million head of cattle north to the railheads in Abilene, Kansas from 1867 to 1884.
Named for a man of Scottish-Cherokee descent who built several trading posts in what is now western Oklahoma, Jesse Chisholm wasn't a cattleman at all. He was a trader, guide and interpreter, who spoke over 14 Native American dialects, possessed a natural instinct for direction, and died without ever knowing that the famous trail was named after him.
From astride his horse, Chisholm directs his reflective gaze towards the Kingfisher portion of the Trail, offering a traditional peace pipe, symbolizing his role as "Ambassador of the Plains."
Historic Kingfisher Trails
Oklahoma Centennial '07
Visit Instructions:
You must have visited the site in person, not online.