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Salem Sue is
the world's largest
Holstein Cow statue. Sue is a large fiberglass Holstein cow sculpture
located in New Salem, North Dakota, United States. Sue was built in 1974 for
$40,000. The project was sponsored by the New Salem Lions Club in honor of
the local dairy farming industry. The statue stands 38 feet high and 50 feet
long. It sits on School Hill near Interstate 94 off exit 127 S and can be viewed
for several miles.
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The "World's
Largest Buffalo Monument" is a sculpture of an American Bison
located in Jamestown, North Dakota at the Frontier Village. It is visible
from Interstate 94, overlooking the city from above the James River valley.
The statue is a significant tourist draw for Jamestown and the source of its
nickname, The Buffalo City.
The sculpture is 26 feet tall and 46 feet long and
weighs 54 tons. It was constructed with stucco and cement around a steel beam
frame shaped with wire mesh.
The sculpture was commissioned in 1959 by local
businessman Harold Newman, designed by Elmer Petersen, Jamestown College Art
Professor and sculptor, and constructed under Peterson's supervision by
professional construction workers and community members.
On July 24, 2010, the World's Largest Buffalo was named
"Dakota Thunder", after
a contest that drew more than 3,500 entries.
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TALE OF THE TAPE
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SALEM SUE
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DAKOTA THUNDER
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AGE
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44 Years
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59 Years
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HEIGHT
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38 Feet
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26 Feet
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LENGTH
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50 Feet
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46 Feet
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WEIGHT
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12 Tons
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54 Tons
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COST (2018 $)
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$203,798
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$78,141
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| DAKOTA THUNDER |
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| SALEM SUE |
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