Buffalo Bill at the Trans-Mississippi and International Exposition and Indian Congress of 1898

Buffalo Bill at the Trans-Mississippi and International Exposition and Indian Congress of 1898 (HMM1Z)

Location: Omaha, NE 68110 Douglas County
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Country: United States of America
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N 41° 17.439', W 95° 56.522'

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William F. "Buffalo Bill" Cody held the first official performance of his Wild West show just half a mile northeast of here on May 19, 1883. Eight thousand people attended the premiere at the Omaha Driving Park near Eighteenth and Sprague streets. That site later featured a local wild west show as part of Omaha's 1898 Trans-Mississippi Exposition. Cody brought his Wild West back to Omaha for the exposition, and August 31 was designated "Cody Day." Buffalo Bill had become so popular, however, that he had to hold his actual show two miles south, near Twentieth and Paul streets, to accommodate the crowds.
Cody's Wild West was seen by millions of people in twelve countries during its thirty years of performances, making Buffalo Bill among the world's most famous and recognizable personalities. He died in 1917 and is buried on Lookout Mountain near Denver. The Buffalo Bill Historical Center in Cody, Wyoming, and Scout's Rest Ranch State Historical Park in North Platte honor this legendary man, who first attracted throngs of people to his Wild West show here in Omaha.
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Marker Number447
Placed ByTrans-Mississippi Exposition Historical Association, Nebraska State Historical Society, In Memory of Randall D. Horwath
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Date Added Friday, September 26th, 2014 at 3:41pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)15T E 253646 N 4575198
Decimal Degrees41.29065000, -95.94203333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 41° 17.439', W 95° 56.522'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds41° 17' 26.34" N, 95° 56' 31.32" W
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Area Code(s)402
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 1900-1998 Pinkney St, Omaha NE 68110, US
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