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A Visit to the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum |
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| On the way from Tucson to St. Louis, Mary stopped
in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, to visit a premier center for western history,
artifacts and art. |
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| Mary meets her excellent guide, Robert Payne, beneath the famous Remington sculpture entitled "Coming Through the Rye." How many horses' hooves actually touch the base? | ||||||||||||||
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In April, 2001, two outstanding persons, one modern and one from the Lewis and Clark Expedition, were honored as Great Westerners at the Museum. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor grew up on a ranch in Arizona. York was the slave of Captain Clark who was given the privileges and duties of a free man during the expedition, but had to struggle for his freedom when the Corps of Discovery returned to the east.
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| "Canyon Princess," sculpted in marble by Gerald Balciar, towers in a dramatically lighted alcove and is a favorite of children visiting the Museum. | ||||||||||||||
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