The Horse That Won the West -- Perry OK
N 36° 16.534 W 097° 19.758
14S E 650057 N 4015808
A statue of a cowboy on horseback outside of a convenience store in Perry OK honors the contributions of the American Quarter Horse to settlement of the West.
Waymark Code: WMGZFC
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Date Posted: 04/28/2013
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This Oklahoma Historic marker was placed by the Robert Morgan Family at a the Classic Markets Truck Plaza, a busy convenience store/truck stop at exit 185 off of the I-35 near Perry OK.
The Morgan family was very involved in the development of the Morgan Horse Breed, and Robert Morgan's wife June was from Perry OK. Source: (
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This monument is a fine bronze statue of a Cherokee Strip cowboy on a quarter-horse, with a history plaque telling the story of "the horse that won the West."
The marker reads as follows:
"THE HORSE THAT WON THE WEST
WAS
founded on the blood of the famous Morgan horse, the favorite breed of Generals Sheridan, Stonewall Jackson. George A. Custer and J. E. B. Stuart. Purebred Morgan and Thoroughbred stallions were furnished to ranchers, cowboys, and the Indian tribes to upgrade the mixture of the mustangs that surrounded the remount stations of the West.
The Cowboys from our own Cherokee Strip were the best in the world. The cowboy was honest, hard-working, and a good friend. Here, we see the manhood that conquered the Plains – protected the Pioneer woman and inspired his children to a useful life.
This statue is by Francis Sedgewick – cast by Bruno Bierzi of Milano, Italy – and is a gift by the Robert Morgan Family to beautiful—historic -- Perry Oklahoma." [end]