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Also Known As William Frederick Cody
Born February 26, 1846 • Iowa
Died January 10, 1917 (aged 70) • Denver • Colorado
Awards And Honors Medal of Honor

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White house with green trim and a central tower, surrounded by a white picket fence and trees, at Buffalo Bill's farm near North Platte, Nebraska.
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