Jamestown, North Dakota -
World's Largest Buffalo

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This mighty bull bison -- built in 1959 out of sixty tons of concrete -- keeps its unblinking eye on the Jamestown grain elevator.

Address:
US Hwy. 281, Jamestown, ND
Directions:
I-94 exit 258, take US 281 north a short way to the first stop light, turn right at the big Pioneer Village sign.
Hours:
Memorial-Labor Day, daily 9 am - 8 pm; shortened hours off-season. (Call to verify)
Phone:
701-252-8648

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This mighty bull bison -- built in 1959 out of sixty tons of concrete -- keeps its unblinking eye on the Jamestown grain elevator. Roadsideamerica.com Report...

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Jamestown is home to newly named "Dakota Thunder." This behemoth is 46 ft. long, 26 ft. high, 14 ft. wide, and weighs in at 60 tons! It was sculpted and placed by Elmer Paul Petersen in 1959.

From the vantage point of the big guy, you can also view a free roaming buffalo herd, including several albino buffalo, which are sacred to the native tribes. [Troy Rognrud, 08/20/2010]

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The World's Largest Buffalo just got a new paint job over the summer, and he's looking much more realistic and spectacular these days. [Allison, 12/06/2007]

Buffalo has been buffed. World's Largest Buffalo - Buffed Up

The World's Largest Buffalo in Jamestown, ND, got a makeover on June 20, 2007, by Hampton Hotels' Save-A-Landmark program. Ten Hampton volunteers worked with Elmer Petersen, the original artist and sculptor of the Buffalo, and contributed an estimated 100 hours of manpower and more than $16,000 toward the 60-ton bison. [Esther, 08/14/2007]

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This huge bison sits just off I-94 on the east side of Jamestown, ND. There is a little fakey, "Frontier town" with some old buildings and stuff and some real bison in a pen adjacent to that. [John Piepkorn, 02/18/2007]

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