MANSION ON THE PRAIRIE

Still in North Platte, Nebraska at the home of William F. 'BUFFALO BILL' Cody.  This is a 17 room mansion, of the Second Empire style. The cost $3900.00 in 1886.  The House set on 4000 acres.  It is now part of 25 acre track of land belonging to the Nebraska State Park System. Cody named it 'SCOUT'S REST RANCH'.  At one time Cody worked for the Kansas Pacific Railroad.  His job was to kill buffalo to feed the workers.  In an 18 month span, Cody killed 4,280 buffalo, thus the nickname BUFFALO BILL.  Cody staged the first 4th of July celebration for North Platte and a rodeo was part of the show.  Therefore, Cody started the first ever rodeo and this became his WILD WEST SHOW.  Cody and his wife, Louisa Maude Frederici, had 4 Children.

There were 2 barns built on the property.  This is the horse barn.  The cattle barn burned down during a prairie fire in 1904. 

These are some of the wagon on display in the horse barn

This is very interesting.  This a ROADOMETER.  GO to google to learn more.  It was invented, 1847 and it is an odometer for wagons.  Very interesting.

This photo shows the rafters are cut in the shape of  a rifle stock, modeled after Buffalo Bill's rifle of choice-the Winchester '73.

AND!!!! this is a selfie of me on the property.  you can make out the rear of the house