North Platte Travel Guide 2023 | 29
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It took an army of entertainers to pull off Buffalo Bill Cody’s Wild West Show. These entertainers, the cowboys and Indians, trick riders and shooters, are honored here as well, at the site of the pre- cursor of the Wild West Show. Address: 1400 N. Jeffers Street VisitNorthPlatte.com/listing/wild-west-memorial/131/ Season/Hours of Operation: Year-Round: Daily Sunrise-Sunset Admission: Free
Phone: (308) 582-4433 VisitNorthPlatte.com/listing/ fort-mcpherson-national-cemetery/111 Season/Hours of Operation: Year-Round: Daily Sunrise-Sunset Admission: Free
Lincoln County Law Enforcement Memorial Opened in May of 2018, the Lincoln County Law Enforcement Memorial, in Iron Horse Park south of Interstate 80, honors the 11 law enforcement officers stationed in North Platte who died in the line of duty since 1916, including seven North Platte police officers, three State Patrol troopers and one Union Pacific officer.
Address: 2811 S. Jeffers Street Season/Hours of Operation: Year-Round: Daily Sunrise-Sunset Admission: Free
Wild West Memorial At the entrance to Cody Park, you’ll find the Wild West Memorial. The centerpiece of the exhibit is the larger-than-life sized bronze statue of Buffalo Bill donated to the city of North Platte by the citi- zens of Great Britain. Surrounding the gazebo housing the statue are the flags of the states and foreign countries in which Cody per- formed with his Wild West Show. In 1882, the North Platte town fathers asked Buffalo Bill Cody to organize an Independence Day celebration to be held at, what is now, Cody Park. He named it the Old Glory Blowout, and it sparked the idea of the Wild West Show in his mind. He took the show on the road in 1883 and Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show took the world by storm.
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