Pecos Bill - Pecos, TX
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N 31° 25.664 W 103° 29.757
13R E 642948 N 3477985
The legendary Pecos Bill dug the Rio Grande River, created the Gulf of Mexico, and rode a tornado - in Pecos, Texas.
Waymark Code: WM167T4
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 05/28/2022
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Pecos Bill was a late addition to American larger-than-life folk heroes like Paul Bunyan and John Henry. Created by author Edward S. O'Reilly in a series of short stories, Pecos Bill was the greatest cowboy of them all. When his horse was thirsty, he dug the Rio Grande with a tree trunk. When west Texas suffered a drought Pecos Bill rode to California, roped a storm cloud, and brought it back; the ensuing deluge created the Gulf of Mexico. In the statue here, Pecos Bill rides a tornado that he has lassoed with a rattlesnake!
Character Type: Literature
Character originator: Edward S. O'Reilly
Internet Link: [Web Link]
Address or Location:
West of the Pecos Museum
120 E. Dot Stafford St.
Pecos, TX, 79772, US
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