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Cougar and Mountain Lion Statues

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Cougar
Temple Hills, MD
Cougar
Zebulon, NC		 Cougar
Cincinnati, OH
Cougar
Indianapolis, IN (now Greenfield, IN)
About 14 of these Cougar statues were built in the late 1960s or early 1970s by Westside Fiberglass of Greensboro, NC for Lincoln Mercury dealerships. The first one may have been installed in Raleigh, NC. They are made of polystyrene covered with fiberglass and are about 16 feet tall.

The Cougar in Temple Hills was on the roof of the Wilson Powell DARCARS Lincoln Mercury dealership when the first photo was taken in 2004. They were remodeling and looking to sell the statue then. Fortunately, that never happened and the Cougar is now located prominently on the corner of their lot. The fiberglass Cougar has been there since around 1971. In 2012, the dealership stopped selling Lincoln Mercury cars and became a Kia dealership. However, the Cougar is still there. [map]

The Cougar in Zebulon was originally installed on the roof of the Leith Lincoln-Mercury dealership in downtown Raleigh, NC. He is now parked on a trailer in front of what was Carolina Classic Cars. This statue still has a few whiskers left. These photos are from 2012. Later that year, the business moved to a new location and brought the Cougar along. By 2016, the dealership was gone but the Cougar is still there. [map]

The Cougar in Cincinnati was previously installed on the roof of Stillpass Lincoln-Mercury in Cincinnati. It had been there since around 1968. It was removed in 1988 with the plan to donate it to a school. I don't think that ever happened. Alford Motors bought the statue on eBay. The business is now Auto Joe's Inc. but the statue is still there. [map]

The Cougar in Indianapolis was installed on the roof of the Crossroads Lincoln Mercury dealership in 1974. The dealership would dress him up for the holidays. In the late 1960s, Crossroads had live cougars in their showroom. In 1977, someone shot the statue with arrows and painted blood stains on him. In 2000, when Crossroads started selling Fords, they were required to remove the Cougar. The statue was repainted and moved behind the dealership at that point. By 2006, it was moved to front of the dealership (first row, first photo). In 2009, the dealership closed and the statue was relocated to the football field at Greenfield-Central High School in Greenfield, IN (second row of photos above). The school's sports teams are known as the Cougars. [map] [first row, first photo thanks Crawford Appleby]

There are two other statues like this in Roachdale, IN and Exeter, ON. If you know of any others like these, I'd love to know about them.

Cougars [gone]
Spokane, WA
This pair of Cougars was installed inside the Spokane Transit Authority Plaza Building in 1996. The bronze statues were located in a fountain between the escalators. They were created by Ken Spiering. In 2017, the statues were removed during renovations. They will be installed outside next to a new elevator on the south side of the building.

Mountain Lion
Exeter, CA		 Mountain Lion
Kenwood, CA
This bronze Mountain Lion sculpture in Exeter was installed in 2019. I believe it was produced by Art of Bronze. [map]

This bronze Mountain Lion sculpture in Kenwood was installed in front of Muscardini Cellars in 2023. [map]

Mountain Lion
Mill Valley, CA
This Mountain Lion sculpture was carved by Devyon Harrison in 2011 from a Monterey Cypress stump. [map]

More Cougars and Mountain Lions:
Charleston, SC [map]
Charleston, SC
Urubamba, Peru

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