Portrait bronze statue Shoshone Chief Washakie standing front brown stonework State capitol Building, Cheyenne, Wyoming, USA

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Chief Washakie, of the Shoshone people, was a fierce warrior, great leader of the Shoshone, and friend to European settlers. He granted right-of-way access through Shoshone land, in Western Wyoming, for the Union Pacific Railroad, so aiding the completion of the transcontinental railway. Chief Washakie died, aged 102, in 1900. A statue, in front of the Wyoming State Capitol, sculpted by artist Dave McGary.

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Size: 3056px × 4592px
Location: Chief Washakie Statue, State Capitol, 24th Street and Capitol Avenue, Cheyenne, Wyoming, USA
Photo credit: © robert harrison / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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