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Cougar and Mountain Lion Statues

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About 14 Cougar statues, like the ones shown below, 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. In addition to the five statues shown below, there is another one in Exeter, ON. If you know of any others like these, I'd love to know about them.

Cougar
Temple Hills, MD
2004: 2010:
This Cougar statue was on the roof of the Wilson Powell DARCARS Lincoln Mercury dealership in 2004. Thee building was being remodeled and the dealership put the statue up for sale. However, the Cougar was moved to the corner of their lot instead. The statue has been at this location since around 1971. [map]

Cougar
Zebulon, NC
This Cougar statue 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]

Cougar
Cincinnati, OH
This Cougar statue was originally installed on the roof of Stillpass Lincoln-Mercury in Cincinnati around 1968. It was removed in 1988 with the plan to donate it to a school but I don't think that ever happened. Alford Motors bought the statue on eBay and put it on their roof. The business is now named Auto Joe's but the statue remains. [map]

Cougar
Roachdale, IN
This Cougar came from a Lincoln Mercury dealership in Indianapolis. In 2013, it was restored and installed at the North Putnam Middle School. [map]

Cougar
Indianapolis, IN (now Greenfield, IN)

2005 and 2006:
2012:
2025:
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 back to the front of the dealership. In 2009, the dealership closed and the statue was relocated to the football field at Greenfield-Central High School in Greenfield. The school's sports teams are known as the Cougars. [map]

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 and Cub
Fountain Hills, AZ		 Mountain Lion
Exeter, CA		 Mountain Lion
Kenwood, CA
This Mountain Lion and Cub sculpture in Fountain Hills was created by Jason Napier. Entitled "Previous Cargo," it was installed in the Cutillo Civic Plaza sculpture garden in 2001.

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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