Hays, Kansas: "Monarch of the Plains" Bison Statue
1967 limestone sculpture by artist Pete Felten depicts an American bison, the Monarch of the Plains.
- Address:
- US Hwy 40, Hays, KS
- Directions:
- Old Fort Hays parade grounds, southwest of Hays, south side of US Hwy 40/183.
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"Monarch of the Plains" Bison Statue 18-ton limestone statue of the American bison, completed in 1967 by artist Pete Felten. Hard to make a buffalo look heroic, and he didn't.
[RoadsideAmerica.com Team, 03/10/2011]Nearby Offbeat Places
- Famous Fish within a Fish Fossil, Hays, KS - 3 mi.
- Massacred Railroad Workers Cemetery, Victoria, KS - 10 mi.
- Grave of the Man who Gave us Angus Beef, Victoria, KS - 11 mi.
- In the region: Mini Mount Rushmore, House of Barbies, Lucas, KS - 45 mi.
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