Jamestown in Stutsman County, North Dakota — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

World's Largest Buffalo

Photographed by Ruth VanSteenwyk, February 24, 2018

1. World's Largest Buffalo Marker

Inscription.

World's Largest Buffalo
Erected 1959 By
City of Jamestown & Chamber of Commerce
Length 46 Ft. Width 14 Ft.
Heigth 26 Ft. Weight 60 Tons
Elmer Paul Peterson - Sculptor

Erected 1959 by City of Jamestown & Chamber of Commerce.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Animals • Arts, Letters, Music. A significant historical year for this entry is 1959.

Location. 46° 53.359′ N, 98° 41.921′ W. Marker is in Jamestown, North Dakota, in Stutsman County. It is on Louis Lamour Lane. This marker is located at the National Buffalo Museum part of Frontier Village. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 404 Louis L, Jamestown ND 58401, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in North Dakota’s Drift Prairie.

It is also in the American Lewis & Clark Corridor,

on the prairies,

and on the Northern Plains.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once Rupert’s Land

and also the Louisiana Purchase.

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least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: A different marker also named World's Largest Buffalo (here, next to this marker); White Cloud (within shouting distance of this marker); Post Office (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); First Catholic Church in Stutsman County (approx. one mile away); St. James Catholic Church (approx. one mile away); 1883 Stutsman County Courthouse (approx. 1.1 miles away); Gilbert R. Horton (approx. 1.1 miles away); Peggy Lee (approx. 1.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Jamestown.

Also see . . . Jamestown, ND Buffalo. (Submitted on February 24, 2018, by Ruth VanSteenwyk of Aberdeen, South Dakota.)

World's Largest Buffalo image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Ruth VanSteenwyk, February 24, 2018

2. World's Largest Buffalo

World's Largest Buffalo Sign image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Ruth VanSteenwyk, February 24, 2018

3. World's Largest Buffalo Sign

Jamestown, ND
World's
Largest
Buffalo
1959
Dakota Thunder

National Buffalo Museum image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Ian Lefkowitz, July 26, 2021

4. National Buffalo Museum

A slightly smaller buffalo statue is found across from the marker outside the National Buffalo Museum.

Do Not Cross This Field image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Ian Lefkowitz, July 26, 2021

5. Do Not Cross This Field

A herd of live buffalo may be found on the museum campus near the historic marker, along with a colorful warning.

Credits. This page was last revised on April 24, 2025. It was originally submitted on February 24, 2018, by Ruth VanSteenwyk of Aberdeen, South Dakota. This page has been viewed 443 times since then and 49 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on February 24, 2018, by Ruth VanSteenwyk of Aberdeen, South Dakota. 4, 5. submitted on April 12, 2025, by Ian Lefkowitz of New York, New York. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.