WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — It’s the icon for Wichita and Sedgwick County.
Watching over the city at the confluence of the Arkansas and Little Arkansas Rivers, The Keeper of the Plans has been standing tall for 49 years now. The 44-foot tall steel sculpture was designed by famed Koiwa-Comanche artist Blackbear Bosin.
Keeper of the Plains October 2022 (KSN Photo/Carina Branson)Keeper of the Plains 2019 (Courtesy: KSN Storm Tracker Robert Clayton)Keeper of the Plains (Courtesy Trudy Calloway)Keeper of the Plains (Courtesy Beto Gloria)Wichita’s Keeper of the Plains by the Arkansas River (KSN Photo)The Keeper of the Plains on Feb. 27 (Courtesy: Xenophon Smith)The Keeper of the Plains in Wichita on Jan. 31 (Courtesy: Xenophon Smith)Sunset over the Keeper of the Plains. February 11th at 6:30pmThe February 1st Shot of the Day comes from Beth Hostetler who took this cool shot of the Keeper of the Plains.The October 17th Shot of the Day comes from Michele Fuson who took this great photo of the Keeper of Plains.The June 7th shot of the day comes from Ron McEwen who took this shot at the Keeper of the Plains in Wichita.Keeper of the Plains photo courtesy Trevor LaugharyThe August 20th Shot of the Day comes from Beto Gloria of this shot near the Keeper of the Plains.
It was erected on May 18, 1974, donated by Bosin, and commemorates the United States Bicentennial. Starting in 2006, the statue was raised onto its current 30-foot rock pedestal, and fire rings and pedestrian footbridges over the two rivers were added to connect to the statue’s location.
For more about the keeper, including Fire Ring hours, click here.
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