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Muleshoe, Texas: World's Largest Muleshoe, Mule Tributes

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Address:
US Hwy 84, Muleshoe, TX
Directions:
Downton. The statue stands on the east side of US Hwy 84, just south of its intersection with US Hwy 70, next to the Hugh Young Visitors Center and Chamber of Commerce office.
Phone:
806-272-5873
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World's Largest Muleshoe, Mule Tributes

Various tributes to the mule stand in the town of Muleshoe. The mule statue, "Old Pete," was erected July 3, 1965, through the donations of mule-lovers around the world.

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Mule statue.

World's Largest Muleshoe, Mule Tributes

The town of Muleshoe dressed up a mule statue for the [July 4th] holiday.

[Nicole, 07/10/2017]
Bronze Statue of Mule

A life-size statue of a mule made from bronze. It is to represent all the mules that helped to settle Texas.

[Trudy Woody, 08/11/2001]

The statue was erected in 1965 through the donations of mule-lovers around the world. A giant muleshoe has been added in recent years. We'll have to dig our photos out of the trip files....


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