We love every word of Sam's fine story. We are very grateful that Sam included these two snippets:
"He has been stymied, though, in
developing the motives of Potter, aka, “Buffalo Jim.” “I’ve posted on Flagstaff, Phoenix
and Arizona history groups, trying to find descendants of Buffalo
Jim,” Parsons said. “I didn't feel it's fair to do the story
without hearing from (his) family members. Maybe they better know
Buffalo Jim’s motivations. There's just got to be some reason why
the guy was so into Buffalo.”
“Without the runners, Buffalo Park as we know it today simply wouldn’t exist,” he said. “The runners were and remain the guardians of the park.”
James M. Potter's singular passion to create Buffalo Park left Flagstaff with an enduring legacy that will be enjoyed by countless generations to come. We hope his Family will come forward with stories and photos so Buffalo Jim's role can be better celebrated.
Meanwhile, we also hope that the Greater Northern Arizona running community will recognize an opportunity to showcase their contributions to preserving Buffalo Park in perpetuity. The Buffalo Park Story deserves to be a small book, perhaps in the Arcadia Publishing genre. It would be great if we could share all that we can accumulated so the runners could put together a book that would also serve as a great fund-raiser for their long-term efforts.
Note that many of the resources depicted on this blog are courtesy of The NAU Cline Library Special Collections and the Arizona Historical Society North Division.
To contact us about any aspect of this project please use:
arizonahistorystories@gmail.com
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Thank you for your interest in Buffalo Park!
Here's the Daily Sun article link:
https://azdailysun.com/news/local/he-goes-where-buffalo-parks-history-roams/article_eae6ff41-ef57-5288-85de-4f7a95ee5885.html
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