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Dial your radio to 1610 AM for the story of Buffalo Bill
Take a walk down Center Avenue and view the Buffalo Bill Heritage Walk shadow boxes.

Logan County being located on the plains of Western Kansas has a rich historical background. One of the more prominent periods of that history revolves around the building of the Kansas Pacific Railroad, later Union Pacific Railroad, through the area. This historic building project took place in the area during 1868. Actually Sheridan, Kansas located West of Oakley was the terminus of the Kansas Pacific Railroad for a period of time, there being a roundhouse for the purpose of turning trains around to head them back east

It was during this period that one of the most colorful historical figures in American History was actively engaged in hunting buffalo for the railroad to feed the many railroad workers then employed by the Kansas Pacific Railroad. His name of course was William F. Cody. He had a contract to provide 12 buffalo per day to feed the track crews. This contract paid him $500.00 per month, a tremendous wages in a day when $30.00 per month was considered adequate pay. Of course our William F. Cody became known to the world as "Buffalo Bill".

Legend has it that by 1868 William F. Cody's friends had begun to refer to him as "Buffalo Bill". At the same time Cody was providing buffalo to the railroad, Bill Comstock was doing the same for Fort Wallace. Comstock's friends took exception to Cody being called "Buffalo Bill" so they arranged a wager and subsequent buffalo hunt to decide who would ultimately earn the title of the "Buffalo Bill". They staged a one-day buffalo hunt in the spring of 1868 to determine who would win the title. The winner was to be the person to bring down the most buffalo in one day. Cody beat Comstock at a score of 69 to 46, thus permanently fixing him with the legendary title of "Buffalo Bill". Buffalo Bill's autobiography refers to this hunt as taking place 20 miles east of Sheridan, KS. This would put it somewhere near Monument, KS. The site today would definitely be in Logan County.

The Directors and Staff of Farmers State Bank of Oakley along with many local citizens feel that our area is truly the "Birthplace of the Legend" Buffalo Bill. To memoralize the character of the west and this historical event, noted Western Artist Charlie Norton was commissioned to create a two times life-sized sculpture of Buffalo Bill and his horse Brigham in pursuit of a buffalo. This monumental sculpture was dedicated at Oakley, Kansas on May 22, 2004. It has quickly become a major attraction in the area. Be sure and stop by the Fick Fossil and History Museum while you are in the area to learn more about Buffalo Bill and view the many excellent displays in the museum. The "Wild West Historical Foundation, Inc." is a non profit corporation started for this Buffalo Bill project and other future projects in the area. Currently plans are being considered for a visitor's center at the site of the sculpture. Tax deductible donations can be sent to Farmers State Bank, P.O. Box 160, Oakley, KS 67748 c/o C.Lewis Evins. Please make checks payable to Wild West Historical Foundation, Inc.