Cheyenne in Laramie County, Wyoming — The American West (Mountains)

Verne Elliott

— Capitol Avenue Bronze Project —

Photographed by Mark Parker, June 28, 2024

1. Verne Elliott Marker

Inscription.
Verne Elliot
1890 1962
By: Joel Turner

Riding a wild buffalo before President Teddy Roosevelt at the 1910 Cheyenne Frontier Days. Champion saddle bronc rider and roper, innovative rodeo director and stock contractor (1927-1961). Produced rodeos in the United States, Canada & Europe. Owned champion & hall of fame bucking horses "Midnight" & "Five Minutes to Midnight". Honorably inducted into the Navajo & Sioux Indian tribes. Member of the National Cowboy Hall of Fame (1972), the Pro-rodeo Hall of Fame (1990), the Fort Worth Rodeo Hall & Walk of Fames and the inaugural class of the Cheyenne Frontier Days' Hall of Fame (2002).

Erected 2024 by Capitol Avenue Bronze Commission, donated by Jim and Flossie Vance Family.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Entertainment • Sports. A significant historical year for this entry is 1910.

Location. 41° 7.929′ N, 104° 48.993′ W. Marker is in Cheyenne, Wyoming, in Laramie County. It is on West Lincolnway (U.S. 30) 0.3 miles Carey Avenue, on the right when traveling east. Marker is at the base of the statue. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 301 West Lincolnway, Cheyenne WY 82001, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Wyoming’s Laramie Basin. It is also in the American Mountain West,

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 markers are within

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walking distance of this marker: The Tivoli Building (here, next to this marker); The First Transcontinental Highway (within shouting distance of this marker); Cheyenne's Heritage at a Glance (within shouting distance of this marker); Tom Horn (within shouting distance of this marker); Suffrage Tablet (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Major General Grenville Dodge, Founder of Cheyenne (about 400 feet away); The Trolleys / Cheyenne's Street Railway (about 400 feet away); 1974 Downtown National Historic District (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Cheyenne.

More about this marker. Marker and statue is in front of the Tivoli Building

Verne Elliott Marker and statue image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, June 28, 2024

2. Verne Elliott Marker and statue

Statue by Joel Turner

Credits. This page was last revised on July 1, 2024. It was originally submitted on July 1, 2024, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 379 times since then and 47 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 1, 2024, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.