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List of equestrian statues in the United States

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This is a list of equestrian statues in the United States.

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Alabama

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Alaska

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Arizona

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Lariat Cowboy', Phoenix
  • Scottsdale
    • Come 'n Get It, by Snell Johnson, Rawhide, 1989–90.
    • Jack Knife, by Ed Mell, Main Street & Marshall Way, 1993.
  • Tucson
    • Pancho Villa, by Julian Martinez, Veinte de Agosto Park, 1981.
    • Eusebio Francisco Kino, S.J., by Julian Martinez, Kino Boulevard, 1987–89.

Arkansas

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California

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  • Los Banos
    • Henry Miller, by Betty Saletta, 2005.
  • Oakland
    • Joaquin Miller – Poet of the Sierras, by Kisa Beeck, Joaquin Miller Park, 1942.
  • Sacramento
    • Pony Express Rider, by Thomas Holland, 2nd & J Streets, 1976.
    • Indian Being Attacked by a Bear, by Spero Anargyros, west pediment, California State Capitol, 1981–82. Recreation of Pietro Mezzara's 1873 statue (lost or destroyed).
    • Woman Being Attacked by a Buffalo, by Spero Anargyros, west pediment, California State Capitol, 1981–82. Recreation of Pietro Mezzara's 1873 statue (lost or destroyed).

Colorado

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Connecticut

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Delaware

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District of Columbia

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Florida

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  • Jacksonville
    • General Andrew Jackson Reviewing the Troops, by Bob Springer, Jacksonville Landing, 1987. A copy after Clark Mills's 1853 statue in Washington, DC.
  • Miami Beach
    • End of the Trail (The Great Spirit), by Ettore Pellegatta, Pinetree & Flamingo Drives, 1923–24.
  • Pine Island Ridge
    • Major William Lauderdale, by Luis Montoya, Pine Island Road, 1988.

Georgia

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Hawaii

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Idaho

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  • Kellogg
    • St. George and the Dragon, by David Ray Dose, Hill Street, 1988.
  • Lewiston
    • Indian Summer 1974, by Don D. Joslyn, Nez Perce County Courthouse, 1974.

Illinois

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Indiana

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Iowa

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  • Keokuk
    • Samuel Ryan Curtis Memorial, unknown artist, Victory Park, 1898.

Kansas

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  • Maryville
    • Pony Express Rider, by Richard Bergen, 1985

Kentucky

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Louisiana

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Maine

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Maryland

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Massachusetts

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Michigan

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George Armstrong Custer-Monroe.

Abraham Lincoln, Adrian College Library, same as the Northwood Lincoln, but much smaller.

Minnesota

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Progress of the State, Minnesota State Capitol

Mississippi

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Missouri

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Montana

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  • Billings
    • 7th Cavalry Guidon Trooper, by Lyndon Fayne Pomeroy, KTVQ, 1978.
  • Bozeman
    • Pioneer Nelson Story, by Jim Dolan, Lindley Park, 1984.
  • Conrad
    • The Cowboy, by Jim Dolan, Conrad High School, ca. 1983.
  • Helena
  • Thomas Francis Meagher, by Charles J. Mulligan, in front of Montana State Capitol, 1904–05.
  • Miles City
    • Horse and Rider, by Leo L. Olson, Custer County High School, 1971.
  • Wolf Point
    • Homage to the Pioneers, by Floyd Tennyson DeWitt, Main Street, 1976

Nebraska

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Nevada

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New Hampshire

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New Jersey

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New Mexico

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New York

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North Carolina

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North Dakota

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  • Bismarck
    • Theodore Roosevelt, by Alexander Phimister Proctor, State Historical Society of North Dakota, 1922. The full-size plaster model for Proctor's statues in Portland, Oregon and Minot, North Dakota.
  • Mandan
    • Theodore Roosevelt, by Alexander Phimister Proctor, 3rd Avenue & Main Street, 1924. A smaller version of Proctor's statue in Portland, Oregon.
  • Minot
    • Theodore Roosevelt, by Alexander Phimister Proctor, Roosevelt Park, 1922, this cast 1924. A replica of Proctor's statue in Portland, Oregon.
  • Regent
    • Theodore Roosevelt Rides Again, by Gary Greff, Enchanted Highway, Regency-Gladstone Road, 1993. A 51-foot-tall cartoon outlined in metal pipe depicting Roosevelt astride a rearing horse.

Ohio

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Oklahoma

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Oregon

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Pennsylvania

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Rhode Island

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South Carolina

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South Dakota

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Tennessee

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Texas

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  • Ballinger
    • Spirit of the Texas Cowboy (1917–19), by Pompeo Coppini, Charles H. Noyes Memorial, Courthouse Square.
  • Clifton
    • On the Banks of the Bosque (2007), by Bruce R. Greene, Heritage Plaza.

Utah

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Vermont

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  • Bennington
    • Civil War Memorial (Bronze bas-relief plaque of marching soldiers), by William Gordon Huff, outside Bennington Museum, 1930.

Virginia

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Washington

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West Virginia

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  • Charleston
    • Henry Gassaway Davis, by Louis Saint-Lanne, Davis Park, 1926.
  • Clarksburg
  • "Stonewall" Jackson, by Charles Keck, Harrison County Courthouse, 1921, this cast 1953. A replica of Keck's statue in Charlottesville, Virginia.

Wisconsin

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Wyoming

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  • Casper
    • Lieutenant Caspar W. Collins, by Pershing Geiger, Casper Events Center, 1981.
  • Cody
    • John Jeremiah "Liver-Eating" Johnston, by Peter M. Fillerup, Old Trail Town, ca. 1974.
  • Jackson*
    • Cowboy, by Bud Boller, George Washington Memorial Park, 1976.

References

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  4. ^ "Haseltine's Washington". Archived from the original on March 13, 2019. Retrieved January 19, 2017.
  5. ^ "Statue of Rafael Rivera at the entrance of Old Vegas: photographic prints". Dennis McBride Photograph Collection, Special Collections and Archives. University of Nevada, Las Vegas. 1978. U.S. Bureau of Reclamation. Statue of Rafael Rivera located at the entrance of Old Vegas, an amusement park located in Henderson, NV. (1978)
  6. ^ "Rafael Rivera, Artist: Jim Casey". Public Art Archive. This copper paint coated fiberglass sculpture depicts Rafael Rivera. Rivera was a Mexican scout and the first non-native to set foot in Las Vegas Valley and the Las Vegas Spring in 1829. The available water lead to shortening the Spanish Trail to Los Angeles, California.
  7. ^ "General Philip Henry Sheridan Memorial". Visit the Empire State Plaza & New York State Capitol. New York State. Archived from the original on July 2, 2022. Retrieved July 2, 2022.
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