Cody is a city in Park County, Wyoming, United States. It is named after William Frederick Cody. The population was 9,520 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Park County.
Cody Wyoming is a small city which has a total area of 10.43 square miles. It’s elevation is about 5016 ft (1,500 m) above sea level. The population in 2010 was 9,520, with a 2013 estimate of about 170 more people.
The city of Cody, Wyoming, USA. Photo by Wssw, SA-CC-by-3.0
The Shoshone River flows through Cody in a fairly deep canyon. Cody is located at the western edge of the Bighorn Basin, a depression surrounded by the Big Horn, Owl Creek, Bridger, and Absaroka ranges.
Culture
Old Trail Town, a restoration of more than twenty-five historic Western buildings and artifacts is located in Cody just off the Yellowstone Highway.
Rodeo is important in the culture in Cody, which calls itself the “Rodeo Capital of the World”. The Cody Nite Rodeo is an amateur rodeo every night from June 1 through August 31.
Cody is also host to the Cody Stampede Rodeo. The Stampede is a Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association rodeo and is one of the largest rodeos in the nation that is held over the Independence Day Holiday. Many of the top cowboys in the country attend. The stampede has been held from July 1–4 every year since 1919.
The Cody Firearms Museum has a large collection of American firearms. Cody is also the birthplace of the famous abstract artist Jackson Pollock.
Old Trail Town in Cody, Wyoming. Photo by Billy Hathorn, SA-CC-by-3.0
Because of its history the primary industry in Cody is tourism. Hotels, restaurants and shops cater to travelers coming to visit the West and Yellowstone Park. Cody has several art galleries, with some notable local painters and artists living in the area.
Cody is served by Yellowstone Regional Airport.
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W.F. “Buffalo Bill” Cody. Date: ca. 1875. Click image for more information.
William Frederick “Buffalo Bill” Cody (February 26, 1846 – January 10, 1917). Buffalo Bill – One of the most colorful figures of the American Old West.
Buffalo Bill became famous for the shows he organized with cowboy themes, which he toured in Great Britain and Europe as well as the United States.
Buffalo Bill has been portrayed in many literary works, television shows, and movies, especially during the 1950s and 1960s, when Westerns were most popular.
He was featured as a character in the Broadway musical Annie Get Your Gun.
Have a look at the real wild west.
Buffalo Bill – William F. Cody – Real Film Footage – With His Wild West Show – 1908
William Frederick Buffalo Bill Cody was a United States soldier, bison hunter and showman. He was born in the Iowa Territory (now the U.S. state of Iowa), in LeClaire but lived several years in Canada before his family moved to the Kansas Territory. Buffalo Bill received the Medal of Honor in 1872 for service to the US Army as a scout.
Buffalo Bill – William F Cody on horseback and his Wild West Show – Pioneer Pony Express Ride, Scout, Bison Hunter, Fighter and Showman Buffalo Bill on horseback. He lived February 26, 1846 — January 10, 1917.
One of the most colorful figures of the American Old West, Buffalo Bill became famous for the shows he organized with cowboy themes, which he toured in Great Britain and Europe as well as the United States.
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W.F. “Buffalo Bill” Cody. Date: ca. 1875. Click image for more information.
William Frederick “Buffalo Bill” Cody (February 26, 1846 – January 10, 1917). Buffalo Bill – One of the most colorful figures of the American Old West.
Buffalo Bill became famous for the shows he organized with cowboy themes, which he toured in Great Britain and Europe as well as the United States.
Buffalo Bill has been portrayed in many literary works, television shows, and movies, especially during the 1950s and 1960s, when Westerns were most popular.
He was featured as a character in the Broadway musical Annie Get Your Gun.
Have a look at the real wild west.
Buffalo Bill – William F. Cody – Real Film Footage – With His Wild West Show – 1908
William Frederick Buffalo Bill Cody was a United States soldier, bison hunter and showman. He was born in the Iowa Territory (now the U.S. state of Iowa), in LeClaire but lived several years in Canada before his family moved to the Kansas Territory. Buffalo Bill received the Medal of Honor in 1872 for service to the US Army as a scout.
Buffalo Bill – William F Cody on horseback and his Wild West Show – Pioneer Pony Express Ride, Scout, Bison Hunter, Fighter and Showman Buffalo Bill on horseback. He lived February 26, 1846 — January 10, 1917.
One of the most colorful figures of the American Old West, Buffalo Bill became famous for the shows he organized with cowboy themes, which he toured in Great Britain and Europe as well as the United States.
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The Historical Center is a large and modern facility located near the center of the city.
It contains five museums in one, including the Draper Natural History Museum,
the Plains Indian Museum, the Cody Firearms Museum,
the Whitney Western Art Museum and the Buffalo Bill Museum.
This Travel Quiz is about Cody Wyoming. The level of this test is easy.
