The Tall'n'Gazy Mechanical Cow-hand of the Wild West

Wendover Will, standin' 63-foot-tall, has been pres expendin' his long shadow over West Wendover, Nevada, since 1952. That's about as tall as Brigham Young himself. Designed by Pat Denner for the Stateline Casino, this neon-lit cowpoke sports 1,184 feet of sparklin' lights, makin' him a shiney sight for sore eyes. In the early days of Vegas, there was Vegas Vic raisin' the stakes, but Wendover Will moved to Wendover Boulevard in 2005, where he now shows off his stuff.

If you're cruisin' east on Interstate 80, you'll catch a glimpse of him with the caption, 'This is the place. For westerly travelers, Wendover Will gives a warm 'Howdy' with 'Where the West begins. The locals often refer to him as merely 'the cowboy. The Guinness Book of Records recognized him as the 'World’s Largest Mechanical Cowboy. Created for the Stateline Casino, Wendover Will was named after the town of Wendover and William Smith, its founder.

The 63-foot-tall neon cowboy was there to lasso travelers in from US Highways 40 and 50, later known as Interstate 80. Wendover Will is a Registered Trademark of the City of West Wendover and was even included in the city’s seal when West Wendover was incorporated as a town in 1991.

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