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

Bison

Wyoming Centennial 1890-1990

— A Lasting Legacy —

Bison Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 29, 2026

1. Bison Marker

Inscription.
In celebration of the centennial of the State of Wyoming, this buffalo by sculptor
Dan Ostermiller, was purchased at the 7th Annual Cheyenne Frontier Days
Governor's Invitational Art Show by the following people:

Rod and Sue Anderson • Bob and Luce Anspauch • Mark and Judy Archer
Phyllis Atchison • Bill Beaman • Ira and Flossie Blackwell
John C. and Esther L. Clay • Dr. Jean Cotton • Dr. and Mrs. Meade Davis, III
Bill and Marietta Dinneen • Dray, Madison & Thomson, P.C.
Gene and Fayline Engrav • Lloyd and Shirley Flynn • The Elmer F. Garrett Family
Bill and Sherry Gibbens • Keith and Murlie Hanson • Jim and Peggy Hearne
Mike and Debby Herber • Jerry and Kay Jessen • Alan B. and Linda Johnson
Curt Kaiser • The Will Kallal Family • Earl and Donna Kincheloe
Jon and Dianne Kirkbride • Carl and Wilma Lathrop • Terry and Cathy Mackey
Bob and Linda McGuire • George and Mary McIlvaine • Pete and Beth McNiff
Ruby C. Mercer • Edward F. (Ned) and Barbara B. Murray • Bob and Cyndi Nelson
Roy and Ruth Ostermiller • Morris and Judy Perkins • J. Michael and Sheryl Powers
The Thomas J. Powers Family • Tom and Ruth Powers

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• Louise Raimondi
Cris Read • Toni and Ramona Rogers • Kent and Nancy Rutledge • Dick and Dorothy Torkelson
Frank J. and Pat Powers Trelease • Paul and Karen Vencill • Edward A. Wallace • Bill and Carole Ward • Ed and Mary Weppner

Erected 1990 by Concerned Citizens and Organizations.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Animals • Arts, Letters, Music • Charity & Public Work. A significant historical year for this entry is 1890.

Location. 41° 8.434′ N, 104° 49.167′ W. Marker is in Cheyenne, Wyoming, in Laramie County. It is in Downtown. It is on Central Avenue (Business Interstate 25) south of 25th Street, on the right when traveling south. Marker and bison sculpture are on the WY Capitol east grounds. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 200 West 24th Street, Cheyenne WY 82001, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the 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.

Bison Marker and Sculpture image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 29, 2026

2. Bison Marker and Sculpture

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: Symbol of Wyoming: American Bison (a few steps from this marker); Architecture of the Wyoming Capitol (within shouting distance of this marker); Wyoming Spanish American War Monument (within shouting distance of this marker); George Washington's Elm (within shouting distance of this marker); Wyoming Army and Air National Guard Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Esther Hobart Morris (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Revolutionary War Patriots (about 300 feet away); Wyoming Remembers (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Cheyenne.

Bison Sculpture image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 29, 2026

3. Bison Sculpture

Credits. This page was last revised on November 2, 2026. It was originally submitted on November 2, 2026, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 5 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 2, 2026, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.