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The American Buffalo

Town builders hadoriginally hoped to name it Buffalo City, but the postal serviceturned...

Town builders had
originally hoped to name it Buffalo City, but the postal service
turned them down, since Kansas already had
a town by that name

Full Transcript

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Town builders had originally hoped
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to name it Buffalo City,
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but the postal service turned them down,
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since Kansas already had a town by that name.
Duration
12 seconds
Views
25
Timestamp in Movie
01:01:37
Uploaded
Apr 22, 2025
Season
1
Episode
1
Genres
documentary, history

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Movie Summary

A journey through more than 10,000 years of North American history and across some of the continent's most iconic landscapes, tracing the mammal's evolution.
S01 • E01 [Horse whinnies] So they christened it - The American Buffalo 00:09
[Horse whinnies] So they christened it
S01 • E02 Narrator: When the new National Zoo opened in 1891, - The American Buffalo 00:11
Narrator: When the new National Zoo opened in 1891,
S01 • E01 The first construction train to arrive was delayed - The American Buffalo 00:12
The first construction train to arrive was delayed
S01 • E02 He was living in Buffalo, New York, - The American Buffalo 00:08
He was living in Buffalo, New York,
S01 • E01 Buffalo often grazed so close to Dodge City, - The American Buffalo 00:13
Buffalo often grazed so close to Dodge City,
S01 • E02 Disagreements with his old colleagues in Washington - The American Buffalo 00:09
Disagreements with his old colleagues in Washington
S01 • E02 Nijhuis: He was quite notoriously temperamental, - The American Buffalo 00:07
Nijhuis: He was quite notoriously temperamental,
S01 • E01 But news from the East - The American Buffalo 00:11
But news from the East
S01 • E02 But, at the same time, very charismatic, - The American Buffalo 00:08
But, at the same time, very charismatic,
S01 • E02 He was genuinely passionate about - The American Buffalo 00:07
He was genuinely passionate about
S01 • E01 Commercial tanners in Europe, England, - The American Buffalo 00:21
Commercial tanners in Europe, England,
S01 • E02 Narrator: In early 1896, he received an invitation - The American Buffalo 00:17
Narrator: In early 1896, he received an invitation
S01 • E02 Hornaday readily accepted the job - The American Buffalo 00:10
Hornaday readily accepted the job
S01 • E01 Leather is the fifth-largest industry - The American Buffalo 00:16
Leather is the fifth-largest industry
S01 • E02 He found that location in the Bronx, - The American Buffalo 00:17
He found that location in the Bronx,
S01 • E01 Narrator: Dealers clamored for as many hides - The American Buffalo 00:10
Narrator: Dealers clamored for as many hides
S01 • E01 A young Vermonter named J. Wright Mooar - The American Buffalo 00:17
A young Vermonter named J. Wright Mooar
S01 • E02 When it opened in late 1899, - The American Buffalo 00:12
When it opened in late 1899,
S01 • E02 Many of them seemed particularly fascinated - The American Buffalo 00:11
Many of them seemed particularly fascinated
S01 • E01 Word that there was money to be made - The American Buffalo 00:17
Word that there was money to be made