Prescott in Yavapai County, Arizona — The American Mountains (Southwest)

Solon Hannibal Borglum America's First Cowboy Sculptor

1866 - 1922

Photographed By Joseph Cavinato, July 27, 2009

1. Solon Hannibal Borglum America's First Cowboy Sculptor Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

This free-spirited Son of the West, sensitive to the changing era in which he lived, portrayed the western epic in marble and bronze. Our "Bucky O'Neill" monumental bronze is among his greatest works, and is acclaimed by art critics as one of the finest equestrian monuments in the world.

Erected 1982 by Prescott Community Art Trust.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Animals • Arts, Letters, Music • War, Spanish-American.

Location. 34° 32.495′ N, 112° 28.168′ W. Marker is in Prescott, Arizona, in Yavapai County. Marker is on West Gurley Street, on the left when traveling west. Monument and markers are located on the walk between the street and courthouse. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Prescott AZ 86301, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Statehood Tree / Centennial Witness Tree (within shouting distance of this marker); Plaza Bandstand (within shouting distance of this marker); The Historic Yavapai County Courthouse Plaza Fountain (within

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shouting distance of this marker); Site of Territorial Courthouse (within shouting distance of this marker); Bashford Block (within shouting distance of this marker); Hotel St. Michael (within shouting distance of this marker); Bashford Burmister Company (within shouting distance of this marker); Prescott (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Prescott.

Additional keywords. Cowboys, Bucky O'Neill

Plaque Located on Right Side of Monument image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Joseph Cavinato, January 21, 2003

2. Plaque Located on Right Side of Monument

Erected by Arizona
in honor of the
1st U.S. Volunteer Cavalry.
Known to history as
Roosevelt's Rough Riders
and in memory of
Captain William O'Neill
and his comrades who died
while serving their country
in the War with Spain.

Solon Hannibal Borglum America's First Cowboy Sculptor and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Joseph Cavinato, July 27, 2009

3. Solon Hannibal Borglum America's First Cowboy Sculptor and Marker

Solon Hannibal Borglum America's First Cowboy Sculptor image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Joseph Cavinato, July 27, 2009

4. Solon Hannibal Borglum America's First Cowboy Sculptor

Plaque Located on Left Side of Monument image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Joseph Cavinato, July 27, 2009

5. Plaque Located on Left Side of Monument

Robert E Morrison, Morris Goldwater, Richard Sloan, Ed W. Wells, M.J. Hickey
Commissioners

The Bucky O'Neill Home in Prescott image. Click for more information.

Photographed By Sharlot Hall Museum Photo

6. The Bucky O'Neill Home in Prescott

Close-up of Photo on the Site of the O'Neill/Munds House Marker
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Credits. This page was last revised on November 2, 2019. It was originally submitted on July 27, 2009, by Joseph Cavinato of Fountain Hills, Arizona. This page has been viewed 1,644 times since then and 31 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on July 27, 2009, by Joseph Cavinato of Fountain Hills, Arizona. 6. submitted on July 9, 2009. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.