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Prairie City, Iowa: Metal Buffalo Statue

A metal buffalo stands in a small park across from a gas station at the bypass entrance into town.

Address:
1002 W. 2nd St., Prairie City, IA
Directions:
Southwest of town, intersection of bypass Hwy 163 and 117, next to Casey's General Store.
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Buffalo.

Metal Buffalo Statue

The address 9981 Pacific St. is where the Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge is located, which is four miles away from where the buffalo stands. His address is 1002 W. 2nd St. at a Casey's store southwest of Prairie City.

[Deborah Wills, 09/23/2020]
Buffalo Sculpture

The large buffalo sculpture is near an overpass (intersection of 163 and 117) and next to Casey's General Store.

[Kelly, 08/04/2010]

Buffalo sculpture.

Buffalo Sculpture

Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge, Prairie City buffalo sculpture.

[Barney, 06/07/2009]

Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge is a reconstruction of the native plants and wildlife that were here before white settlers. Not counting the big metal buffalo, which is probably closer to town.


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