 Photo provided by Rock Springs Parks Superintendent Don Nykodym. |
The Doughboy at its old location at B & 4th Streets.
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ROCK SPRINGS, WYOMING
N 41° 35.370 / W 109° 13.315
Copyright version 1920, sheet bronze
with cast bronze face replacement
Smithsonian Art Inventory Control Number: 47260134.
Copyright version 1920, sheet bronze
with cast bronze face replacement
Smithsonian Art Inventory Control Number: 47260134.
In Bunning Park, bounded by Elk Street (State Route 430), Elias Avenue, Evans Street, and Noble Drive. The statue was originally erected by the American Legion at the intersection of B Street and 4th Street (now Broadway) between the post office and City Hall (now the Rock Springs Historical Museum). The statue was moved and rededicated by the Legion in 1926 to Rock Springs Municipal Park (now Bunning Park).
Thanks to Brigida (Brie) Blasi. Executive Director of the Sweetwater County Historical Museum for the information on the move.
Thanks to Brigida (Brie) Blasi. Executive Director of the Sweetwater County Historical Museum for the information on the move.
The inscription on the plaque reads:
DEDICATED BY ARCHIE HAY POST NO 24,
THE AMERICAN LEGION, MAY 30, 1923, TO
OUR COMRADES FROM SWEETWATER COUN-
TY WHO FELL IN THE WORLD'S WAR
1917 - 1918
DEDICATED BY ARCHIE HAY POST NO 24,
THE AMERICAN LEGION, MAY 30, 1923, TO
OUR COMRADES FROM SWEETWATER COUN-
TY WHO FELL IN THE WORLD'S WAR
1917 - 1918
(followed by a list of 33 names, with ranks, military unit numbers, and dates of death. Nine were killed in the last month of the war, one in the last five days and another in the last four days.)
 The Doughboy before restoration by Debra Uhls. |
 Replacement face casts by Debra Uhls. |
The badly deteriorated Doughboy (above, left) was refurbished by Debra Uhls of Abaris Metal Works in 1996. At that time, the upper portion of the pedestal was added as a deterrent to vandalism. While the bayonet is missing, the Doughboy appears to be in good condition.
An old postcard view of the Rock Springs Doughboy.
