Prisoners on the Plains / Ride 'Em Cowboy
Prisoners on the Plains
During World War II, a seasonal Prisoner of War Camp was located in Ovid. Nearly 400 German prisoners worked in nearby potato and sugar beet fields. Housing was provided in 40 tents and two large downtown buildings.Ride 'Em Cowboy
Handling livestock while working for area ranches gave Thad Sowder the skills he needed to earn the World Championship for bronc riding in both 1901 and 1902. Sowder rode in Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show and was one of the first to be named to the National Cowboy Hall of Fame. A memorial headstone marks his grave in the Ovid Cemetery.
Marker is on Main Street just south of U.S. 138.
Courtesy hmdb.org
