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| Indian Statues (page 5) |
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| Indian Skowhegan, ME |
Old Ish Ishpeming, MI |
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The Indian statue in Skowhegan is 62 feet tall, making it the world's tallest Indian statue. It was made from hemlock trees by Bernard Langlais and erected in 1969. The statue had suffered from years of neglect. These photos are from 2007. The statue was restored in 2014. For more, see these websites: 1 and 2. [map]
This iron statue of Old Ish was built in 1884. It is about six feet tall and was originally painted black. The statue is installed on an eight-foot-tall base that functioned as a drinking fountain. [map] |
| Hiawatha Ironwood, MI |
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| This fiberglass statue of Hiawatha is about 50 feet tall. It was built by Gordon Displays in Minneapolis, MN in 1964. The statue was restored in 2004. [map] |
| Indian Tawas City, MI |
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| This Indian statue was created by Gordon Clute in 1970. It stands in front of the now closed Tawas Indian Museum & Gift Shop. There were a couple of other Indian statues there that are gone now. For more, see this website. [map] |
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More Michigan:
Chief Pontiac: 1, 2 (Pontiac) |
| Chief Kandiyohi Willmar, MN |
Indian Spring Valley, MN |
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Chief Kandiyohi was a fictional character developed by the Kandiyohi County Bank. This 17-foot-tall statue of him was created in 1956. It was originally installed at the Bank of Willmar. In 1983, the statue was moved next to the Kandiyohi County Courthouse. For more, see this website. [map]
The Indian statue in Spring Valley stands in a park next to the visitors information center. The statue was created in the 1940s and was originally installed at the Mystery Cave in Spring Valley which is now a state park. [map] |
| Indian Bemidji, MN |
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| This Indian statue in Bemidji represents Shaynowishkung, also known as Chief Bemidji. Shaynowishkung helped early settlers in the area make it through winters. The original statue was a wood carving, created in 1901. After much deterioration, it was replaced with this carved statue in 1952. It was created by Eric Boe. In 2011, fundraising began to create a more accurate and respectable representation of Chief Bemidji. These photos are from 2011. In 2014, this statue was moved to the Beltrami County Historical Society. A realistic, bronze replacement statue has been installed at the site. For more, see these websites: 1, 2, and 3. |
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More Minnesota:
Chief Busticogan (Bigfork) Chief Wrinkle Meat (Jacobson) [map] |
| Massasoit Kansas City, MO |
Solitary Chief Chillicothe, MO |
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This 13-foot-tall bronze sculpture represents Massasoit, a Wampanoag Indian Warrior. It was created by Cyrus E. Dallin in 1979 and moved to this location in 1997. For more, see this website. [map]
The 10-foot-tall, bronze Solitary Chief sculpture was created by Hermon Atkins MacNeil in 1904. There were 12 castings of this sculpture made. In 2016, it was donated anonymously and installed in front of the Livingston County Court House. [map] |
| The Scout Kansas City, MO |
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| The Scout, a bronze sculpture, was created by Cyrus E. Dallin in 1915 for the Panama-Pacific International Exposition in San Francisco, CA. After that, it was temporarily installed in Kansas City. It proved so popular that it was purchased in 1921. For more, see this website. [map] |
| Trail of the Osage Cuba, MO |
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| The Trail of the Osage sculpture group depicts an Osage family moving westward. The tallest figure is 25 feet tall. It was created by Glen and Curtis Tutterrow and installed at the Osage Trail Legacy Visitor Center in 2017. For more, see this website. [map] |
| Indian Poplar Bluff, MO 2010: |
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| This Indian statue originally stood in front of the Big Chief Trading Post. It was built in 1954 by the owner, Connie Bowman. The statue was later moved to a welding supply store. The statue was restored around 2017. [map] |
| Cherokee Indian [gone] St. Louis, MO |
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| The fiberglass Cherokee Indian statue in St. Louis was created by Bill Christman and installed in 1985. The statue was about 13 feet tall and stands on an eight-foot-tall base. The statue welcomed visitors to the Cherokee District. It was a donated by the Cherokee Station Merchants Association. The Indian's hand was raised in a gesture of peace. There were Cherokee letters painted on his tablet. In 2021, it was removed following a public meeting in which the statue was found to be not an appropriate representation of the Cherokee Indians. The statue will be displayed at the National Building Arts Center in Sauget, IL. |
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