William F. Cody

(1846-1917) lived in North Platte. Frontiersman and entertainer known as "Buffalo Bill", his Wild West Show entertained millions of people internationally, held what is thought to be the nation's first rodeo at North Platte during the weekend of July 4, 1882. Consult American National Biography, Vol 5 (1999) 134-136.

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