Frisco in Collin County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

American Bison

Photographed By James Hulse, December 11, 2022

1. American Bison Marker

Inscription. Not so long ago an estimated 40 to 60 million bison roamed this continent in vast herds. Fed by seas of grassland prairie, the herds migrated in undulating waves from North to South with the seasons. Their numbers were not much threatened as they were hunted for millennia by nomadic tribes on foot.

Re-introduction of the horse to the continent, a flood of immigrants and greed reduced these vast herds by 1890 to a mere 750 animals. Only an act of Congress saved them from extinction. Today, only a remnant survive in protected reserves and ranches of an animal species once well-adapted to every challenge in the environment except man.

"...and a time of great tribulation, will overtake you, and you will lose the buffalo, the land, everything, down to your very lives. When all hope seems lost, I will return and bring the buffalo back with me."

From the legend of White Buffalo Woman

Erected by City of Frisco.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Animals • Wars, US Indian. A significant historical year for this entry is 1890.

Location. 33° 6.273′ N, 96° 48.32′ W. Marker is in Frisco, Texas, in Collin County. Marker is at the intersection of Preston Road (U.S. 289) and Gaylord Parkway, on the

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right when traveling north on Preston Road. The marker is located at the southeast corner of the intersection. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3110 Preston Road, Frisco TX 75034, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Site of Lebanon (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Origins: Cattle Country (approx. ¼ mile away); The Trail Crew (approx. ¼ mile away); The Cow Camp (approx. ¼ mile away); Military Survey of Preston Road (approx. 0.3 miles away); The Texas Longhorn (approx. 0.3 miles away); Trail Driving Prior to 1845 (approx. 0.4 miles away); The Trail Drive Company (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Frisco.

Also see . . . American bison. Wikipedia

The American bison (Bison bison) is a species of bison native to North America. Sometimes colloquially referred to as American buffalo or simply buffalo (a different clade of bovine), it is one of two extant species of bison, alongside the European bison. Its historical range, by 9000 BC, is described as the great bison belt, a tract of rich grassland that ran from Alaska to the Gulf of Mexico, east to the Atlantic Seaboard (nearly to the Atlantic tidewater in some areas) as far north as New York, south to Georgia and, according to some sources, further south to Florida, with sightings in North Carolina
Photographed By James Hulse, December 11, 2022

2. The American Bison and Marker
near Buffalo Ford on the Catawba River as late as 1750. Once roaming in vast herds, the species nearly became extinct by a combination of commercial hunting and slaughter in the 19th century and introduction of bovine diseases from domestic cattle. With a population in excess of 60 million in the late 18th century, the species was culled down to just 541 animals by 1889.

(Submitted on January 16, 2023, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.)

The view of American Bison and Marker along the intersection image. Click for full size.

Photographed By James Hulse, December 11, 2022

3. The view of American Bison and Marker along the intersection

Credits. This page was last revised on January 16, 2023. It was originally submitted on January 16, 2023, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 109 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on January 16, 2023, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.