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navigate by keyword : ife size bronze statue washington irving memorial park bixby oklahoma iconic york author seated amphitheater stage modeled facade home sunnyside tarrytown camped area participating federal expedition american west led judge henry ellsworth connecticut included day 350 mile circular tour central wrote experiences prairies published 1835

Closeup view of the head of a bronze statue of Washington Irving in Washington Irving Memorial Park in Bixby, Oklahoma. Royalty Free Stock Photo

Bronze statue of Washington Irving and facade of his New York home in Washington Irving Memorial Park in Bixby, Oklahoma. Royalty Free Stock Photo

Bronze statue of Washington Irving in Washington Irving Memorial Park in Bixby, Oklahoma. Royalty Free Stock Photo

Bronze statue of Washington Irving in Washington Irving Memorial Park in Bixby, Oklahoma.

Memorial to the children of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building bombing in Washington Irving Memorial Park in Bixby, Oklahoma. Royalty Free Stock Photo

Pictured is a life-size bronze statue of Washington Irving in Washington Irving Memorial Park in Bixby, Oklahoma. The iconic New York author is seated on an amphitheater stage modeled after the facade of his home, Sunnyside in Tarrytown, New York. Irving camped in the area while participating in a federal expedition to the American West led by Judge Henry L. Ellsworth of Connecticut. The expedition included a 31-day, 350 mile circular tour of central Oklahoma. Irving wrote of his experiences in Tour of the Prairies, published in 1835.