Toledo, Iowa - Butter Cow Statue

Address:
US Highway 63, Toledo, IA [Show Map]
Directions:
Junction of Highway 30 and Highway 63.
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Salute to the butter cows of Iowa. Toledo, Iowa - Butter Cow Statue

Paying homage to the Butter Cow Lady, also known as Norma "Duffy" Lyon, Tama-Toledo, Iowa has constructed a bronze "Butter Cow" sculpture in her honor.

The bronze statue is under a beautiful large oak tree behind the local Big T restaurant. Pioneer Hybrids seed corn facility is behind the cow. [Aaron Tomlinson, 07/24/2007]

[RA: Duffy sits in a cooler and sculpts a life-size 400-lb. butter cow for the Iowa State Fair every year. We're not exactly sure how a bronze version conveys the creamy goodness and fragility of her work...]

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