Jackalope Square
Jackalope Square is a folklore monument in Douglas, Wyoming. Town-square sculpture celebrating jackalope tall tales. The square was dedicated in 1990; the Herrick brothers created their horned-rabbit taxidermy in 1934. Local lore holds that Wyoming Office of Tourism recounts comic jackalope traditions, including creatures mimicking human songs.
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Is Jackalope Square haunted?
The record holds 1 claim, 1 legend, 1 named entity — filed as reported, not verified. The heaviest filing is classed documented legend. The archive documents the claim; it takes no position on the ghost.
The record — long form
Jackalope is the accident — the 'late dinner' that's the '34 night, the 'rabbit by antlers' that's the floor's joke. The 'Herricks mounted' is the born — the 'taxidermy shop' that's the birthplace, the 'LaBonte sold' that's the hotel's draw. The 'stolen first' is the lost — the 'original gone' that's the theft's mark, the 'culprit free' that's the crime's end.
The 'trademarked' is the owned — the '1960 filed' that's the Chamber's claim, the 'Home of' that's the '70 add. The 'licenses sold' is the played — the 'June 31st' that's the date's joke, the 'IQ under 72' that's the hunter's bar. Jackalope is the smashed — the 'drunk driver' that's the '84 end, the 'day before Days' that's the timing's irony.
The file keeps Jackalope Square: the accident made, the stolen original, the trademark filed, and the smashed statue.
Jackalope Square is the archive's Wyoming file — the joke a state trademarked.
Why this file matters
Jackalope Square is the archive's Wyoming file — where a dinner-time accident became state property.
A square keeps its joke — the file's suggestion being that Jackalope's hold is the played: the 'floor accident' that's the birth's truth, the 'June 31st' that's the license's wink, and the 'statue smashed' that's the love's cost.
The record of claims
Wyoming Office of Tourism recounts comic jackalope traditions, including creatures mimicking human songs. Jackalope Square in Douglas, Wyoming carries the report the way old places do — as part of its identity. The story is documented as legend — recorded and retold, never verified as fact. Sources including 'What is a Jackalope? Creature Amazes Visitors of…' keep the claim in circulation. The creature is part of the place's name now — whatever it was.
Wyoming Office of Tourism recounts comic jackalope traditions, including creatures mimicking human songs. The reports at Jackalope Square are the site's second history — unofficial, unverified, and stubbornly retold. 'What is a Jackalope? Creature Amazes Visitors of…' preserves the telling; the record keeps it filed where it belongs, as lore. The report is preserved in sources like 'What is a Jackalope? Creature Amazes Visitors of…'. Legends accrue where records go silent; this one filled the gap and stayed.
Alleged entities
Wyoming Office of Tourism recounts comic jackalope traditions, including creatures mimicking human songs. The site in Douglas, Wyoming gives the account a documented setting: real place, real history, unresolved reports. The name travels further than the proof; the sightings keep renewing the lease.
Documented history
The square was dedicated in 1990; the Herrick brothers created their horned-rabbit taxidermy in 1934. The site's documented history is the record the rest of the file stands on. The press recorded it; the detail stands as reported history. Sources including 'What is a Jackalope? Creature Amazes Visitors of…' carry the record. The record keeps it — history, not lore.
Media reportedWyoming Office of Tourism
Sources on file
- 01What is a Jackalope? Creature Amazes Visitors of Douglas, WyomingWyoming Office of Tourism · tourism · A3
Field notes & open questions
Folkloric creature and taxidermy hoax, not verified wildlife. June 31 novelty hunting licenses are intentionally fictional; no hunting guidance implied.