Olathe Kansas is Celebrating it's 150^th Birthday with the Bumble B. Boot Sculpture

Garmin International sponsored one of twelve cowboy boot sculptures displayed around Olathe Kansas in celebration of Olathe's 150^th birthday.  This boot sculpture is called the "Bumble B. Boot". It provides details of what the 1860s travelers would see as they make their way in stagecoaches to the Mahaffie Stagecoach stop. If you can set yourself back in time and imagine the images of nature that could be seen along the way, you would see vast open plains of wheat fields and blue skies.  There would also be sunflowers swaying in the breeze and an occasional bumble bee buzzing by. In the distance, travelers to Olathe would see the courthouse, a sign of Olathe's commitment to progress.

Garmin is a global company headquartered out of Olathe, Kansas with offices in areas of the United States, Europe and Asia.  Garmin International Inc. designs, manufactures, and markets navigation and communications equipment for the aviation and consumer markets, most people refer to them as GPS devices. Their product line serves the aviation, marine, automotive, wireless, OEM, and general recreation applications areas. Their goal, to provide the very best products that offers superior quality, safety, and operational features at affordable prices.

Garmin started in 1989 with a handful of engineers and a great idea for a product called Global Positioning System (GPS).  One of their very first GPS handheld units supported the Coalition forces in the Gulf War.  Their reputation illustrates their commitment to provide a diverse product line in virtually every part of the world. They have built and sold millions of GPS receivers and are committed to support their customer base.

Their worldwide facilities provide opportunities for product development, from initial concept to shelf-ready unit. Their business model is based upon performing, designing, manufacturing, warehousing and marketing everything in house. They call this process vertical integration, which allows Garmin to maintain a high level of quality and respond quickly to the ever-changing marketplace.

Garmin International, Inc. is located in Olathe, Kansas at 1200 E. 151st Street
Olathe, KS 66062-3426 (Kansas City metro area).  Phone: (913) 397-8200, Fax: (913) 397-8282, Web: Garmin.com
GPS Coordinates:
N 38 deg 51.333 min
W 094 deg 47.941 min

If you want more information on the celebration, check out this link to the Olathe Kansas 150^th Birthday Celebration.

David L. Britt, MBA
Olathe, Kansas
David L. Britt Real Estate
Heritage Real Estate
The Heritage Real Estate Team
Olathe Neighbors 

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