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| Bidwell Memorial Colonial Circle |
Bidwell Parkway meets Richmond Avenue at Colonial Circle. The original name of the circle was Bidwell Place, so named for Buffalo civic leader and distinguished soldier Daniel Bidwell. At the center of the circle resides the bronze and marble statue dedicated to his memory. Bidwell rose through the ranks as he participated in many prominent battles of the Civil War. General Daniel Davidson Bidwell was killed at the Battle of Cedar Creek in1864. The sculpture depicting the General on horseback was created by Sahl Swarz in 1924.
