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

Princess Blue Waters (Rose Nelson Ecoffey)

1880-1972

— Capitol Avenue Bronze Project —

Princess Blue Waters (Rose Nelson Ecoffey) Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, June 28, 2024

1. Princess Blue Waters (Rose Nelson Ecoffey) Marker

Inscription.
Princess Blue Waters
(Rose Nelson Ecoffey)
1880-1972
by Joey Bainer

Venerable Oglala Lakota elder, advocate of women's and native rights, member of Buffalo Bill Cody's Wild West Show, Lakota liaison with Cheyenne Frontier Days, and CFD hall of fame inductee 2002.

Erected 2024 by Capitol Avenue Bronze Commission, donated by Marirose and Bob Morris and Beverly and Gordon Black.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Civil Rights • Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Women. A significant historical year for this entry is 2002.

Location. 41° 8.189′ N, 104° 49.143′ W. Marker is in Cheyenne, Wyoming, in Laramie County. It is at the intersection of Carey Avenue and West 21st Avenue, on the right when traveling north on Carey Avenue. Marker is on the base of the statue. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2015 Carey Avenue, 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 walking distance of this marker: The Franchise - Toward Equality (within shouting distance of this marker); Chief Yellow Calf (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); St. Mary's Cathedral (about 400 feet away); Mt. Sinai Congregation (about

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400 feet away); In Honor of Veterans of Laramie County (about 500 feet away); The Cattle Barons & Business Giants (about 500 feet away); Aviator (about 500 feet away); Site of Cheyenne's Carnegie Public Library -- 1901-1966 (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Cheyenne.

More about this marker. Marker and statue are in front of the parking lot for the Child and Support Services of Wyoming building.

Also see . . . Cheyenne Frontier Days Legend Princess Blue Water… (Cowboy State Daily, Feb. 25, 2024). Full title: Cheyenne Frontier Days Legend Princess Blue Water Bowed To Nobody, Not Even The Queen

Excerpt: Cheyenne Frontier Days legend Princess Blue Water performed with Buffalo Bill Cody, was invited to Kennedy’s inauguration and refused to bow for England’s Queen Victoria, saying the Oglala Sioux bow to no one.

(Submitted on July 4, 2024.)

Princess Blue Waters (Rose Nelson Ecoffey) Marker and Statue image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, June 28, 2024

2. Princess Blue Waters (Rose Nelson Ecoffey) Marker and Statue

by Joey Bainer

Credits. This page was last revised on July 4, 2024. It was originally submitted on July 1, 2024, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 432 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.