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the original lodge stuffed with heavy fur- mistaking the town of Cody’s bond with
nishings and Western accoutrements, Pierce Buffalo Bill. Hs name pops up everywhere. I
recited a somewhat different overview of his visited the Buffalo Bill Dam and Reservoir,
subject’s story, emphasizing the later years. constructed between 1905 and 1910. My fa-
“He was a mover and shaker,” Pierce said, vorite night was spent at the Cody Nite
talking of Cody’s involvement in developing Rodeo, where huge banners and billboards
the region. announced the Buffalo Bill Cody Stampede.
William Cody died in1917 in Denver, Col- There’s a Buffalo Bill Harley dealer and
orado. His body was buried at Lookout Buffalo Bill Village, a hotel with a collection
Mountain Park outside Denver, after a long of “cowboy cabins.”
procession with more than 25,000 onlook- A bronze statue of Buffalo Bill stands in
ers. Some say he wanted to be buried in front of the esteemed Buffalo Bill Center of
Cody, but his wife was handsomely paid to the West, an affiliate of the Smithsonian In-
keep him in Denver. Some claim the body stitution with a collection of five museums
was smuggled to the Cody area and buried and a research library. One could easily
at Cedar Mountain. spend several hours here, exploring muse-
No matter where he’s buried, there’s no ums devoted to natural history, vintage
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