© Photographed June 18, 2015
Phillips, Price County, Wisconsin
45.671471,-90.39101
Welcome to Fred Smith's Wisconsin Concrete Park
Fred Smith's Wisconsin Concrete Park: HistoryIn 1948, at age 62, Price County native Fred Smith began creating what is known today as the Wisconsin Concrete Park. Smith, a lumberjack, tavern owner, farmer, and dance hall musician, created over 230 figures depicting his vision of the local culture and the world. His work is considered by experts to be one of America’s most unique displays of folk art. Smith’s characters came from local legend and personal acquaintances as well as legendary heroes. His most widely recognized statues include Ben Hur, the Lincolns, Sacajawea, and Paul Bunyan.
In addition to the statues in the photographs below, these statues / markers are also located at Fred Smith's Wisconsin Concrete Park:
- Clearing the land . . .
- Friends of Fred Smith Rock Garden
- Friends of Fred Smith Veterans Memorial
- Heritage #221: Wisconsin Concrete Park
- I got this Indian woman . . .
- Lincoln-Todd Monument
- Marines Raise Old Glory on Iwo Jima
- Marines Raise Old Glory on Iwo Jima
- The Glob (sic) of Paul Bunyan
- The last log drive in Price County . . .
- Vietnam Veterans Commemorative Trail: Wisconsin Concrete Park
Fred Smith's house, at the entrance to the park.
The property is listed on the National Register of Historic Places: Wisconsin.
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