Scouts' Rest - North Platte, Nebraska
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Hikenutty
N 41° 09.801 W 100° 47.765
14T E 349316 N 4558445
Scouts' Rest Ranch was built by Buffalo Bill Cody in 1886. It is now a State Historic Site and both Cody's home and the coral can be visited.
Waymark Code: WM20PJ
Location: Nebraska, United States
Date Posted: 08/16/2007
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Buffalo Bill Cody built this Victorian home and the large barn near it in 1886, and named the ranch "Scouts' Rest". Here he and the members of the show rehearsed the "Wild West Show".
The house is built in the 2nd Empire Style, according to the state Website. It is now being preserved by the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission as a state historical park. For $3 a car you can wander the property and tour the house and barn. The property is open for touring the following hours:
March 24 – Memorial Day
Mon-Fri, 10AM – 4PM
Memorial Day – Labor Day
Every Day, 9AM – 5PM
Labor Day – October 24
Fri, 10AM – 4PM
William Frederick Cody, known to most as Buffalo Bill Cody, got his name from the time in his life when he was contracted to furnish buffalo meat for the workers constructing the railroad lines. It is said that within 17 months he delivered 4, 280 buffaloes that he had shot.
After his time hunting buffalo, he traveled in a show called the "Prairie Waif". It was during this time period that he conceived of his famous "Wild West Show" that made him famous and forever branded the minds of the nation with a romantic image of what the "West" was.
Public/Private: Public
Tours Available?: Yes
Year Built: 1886
Web Address: [Web Link]
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