Jackalope downtown park

Douglas, Wyoming, United States

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Travel Wyoming's Douglas page describes an eight-foot jackalope statue in Jackalope Square in downtown Douglas, Wyoming, the town that calls itself Home of the Jackalope. A Travel Wyoming article (updated 2019) says the square was dedicated in 1990; Cowboy State Daily reported in 2023 that an earlier downtown statue was struck by a drunk driver in 1984 and replaced in 1985.

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Approximate location · 42.760° N, 105.382° W

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Douglas, Wyoming, has put a mythical animal at the centre of town. Travel Wyoming's page for Douglas invites visitors to stop for a photo with the eight-foot-tall jackalope statue in Jackalope Square, at 100 S 3rd St.

The town's claim to the jackalope rests on a taxidermy shop. A City of Douglas page reproducing a New York Times article quotes taxidermist Ralph Herrick saying that he and his brother Doug created the jackalope in 1934. Cowboy State Daily reported in 2023 that the town credits Doug Herrick with the first jackalope in 1939, and photographed a proclamation to that effect at the Douglas Railroad Museum and Visitor Center. The same report says Douglas trademarked the slogan "Home of the Jackalope" in 1970.

The statue has a history of its own. Cowboy State Daily reported in 2023, citing a Douglas Railroad Museum staff member, that an original downtown statue was struck by a drunk driver on Jackalope Day, 19 May 1984, and that a new one went up on Jackalope Day the next year. A Travel Wyoming article (updated 2019) says the square was dedicated in 1990, during Wyoming's centennial of statehood, with the eight-foot statue standing over its pavilion and lawn. Accounts differ on when the current statue went up, so it may be the 1985 replacement or a later one.

The square works as a town gathering place. Travel Wyoming lists a summer block party and a farmers market among its annual events; Converse County Tourism lists a vendor fair at Jackalope Square during Jackalope Days on 11-14 June 2026. Cowboy State Daily says Douglas holds a Jackalope Days festival each June, and also notes that a number of jackalope statues dot the city.

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Travel Wyoming's Douglas page places the statue in Jackalope Square, a public downtown square with a pavilion and lawn, according to a Travel Wyoming article (updated 2019). Events there have included a summer block party and a farmers market. Cowboy State Daily (2023) says other jackalope statues are around the city.

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Travel Wyoming's Douglas page places the statue in Jackalope Square, 100 S 3rd St, in the centre of downtown Douglas, Wyoming. It is a public town square.

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