North Platte in Lincoln County, Nebraska — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

"Buffalo Bill" Cody

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, August 1, 2013

1. "Buffalo Bill" Cody Marker

Inscription.
• Born Feb. 26, 1846 near Le Claire, Iowa
• Pony Express rider in 1860
• Union Army Scout in 1861
• Scout for 5th Cavalry in 1868
• Chief of Scouts against the Sioux 1890
• Stage driver between Ft. Kearney & No Platte Nebr 1865
• Called Buffalo Bill after killing 4,280 buffalo in 8 mos. 1867
• Won duel with Sioux Chief Yellow Hair in 1876
• Organized “Wild West Show” on ranch near North Platte, Nebr. in 1883 and toured the world with partner Bailey, of Barnum & Bailey, enlarged the “Wild West Show” in 1893
• Died Jan. 10, 1917 buried atop Lookout Mtn. near Denver, Colo.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Entertainment • Indigenous Peoples and Communities • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Medal of Honor Recipients series list.

Location. 41° 6.816′ N, 100° 45.78′ W. Marker is in North Platte, Nebraska, in Lincoln County. It is on Halligan Drive 0.1 miles south of Platte Oasis Parkway, on the left when traveling south. Marker is located in the Fort Cody Trading Post Museum parking lot, on the east side of Halligan Drive. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 221 Halligan Drive, North Platte NE 69101, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Central Nebraska and in the Platte River Valley.

It is also in the American Midwest,

in the Corn Belt,

on the prairies,

on the Great Plains,

and specifically on the High Plains.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Louisiana Purchase.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other

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markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: 20th Century Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away); United States POW-MIA History (approx. 0.4 miles away); Sioux Lookout (approx. 1½ miles away); Statue of Liberty Replica (approx. 1½ miles away); Old Glory Blowout (approx. 1½ miles away); Lincoln County Courthouse (approx. 1.6 miles away); 100th Meridian (approx. 1.6 miles away); 355th Infantry / 89th Division Monument (approx. 1.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in North Platte.

More about this marker. This is a painted wooden "billboard-style" marker forming the base of a larger-than-life painted wooden likeness of "Buffalo Bill" Cody. This marker is identical on both sides.

Also see . . . William Frederick Cody. Britannica website entry:
American buffalo hunter, U.S. Army scout, Pony Express rider, Indian fighter, actor, and impresario who dramatized the facts and flavor of the American West through fiction and melodrama. His colorful Wild West show, which came to be known as Buffalo Bill’s Wild West and Congress of Rough Riders of the World, evolved into an international institution and made him one of the world’s first global celebrities. (Submitted on February 22, 2019, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

"Buffalo Bill" Cody Marker (<i>tall view</i>) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, August 1, 2013

2. "Buffalo Bill" Cody Marker (tall view)

Fort Cody Trading Post & Museum (<i>located near marker</i>) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, August 1, 2013

3. Fort Cody Trading Post & Museum (located near marker)

Credits. This page was last revised on March 5, 2026. It was originally submitted on February 22, 2019, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 548 times since then and 30 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on February 22, 2019, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.