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Indian Statues (page 2)

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Old Ish
Ishpeming, MI
 Cherokee Indian
St. Louis, MO
 Indian Chief
Salina, UT
 Indian [gone]
Orderville, UT
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. For more, see this website.

The fiberglass Indian statue in St. Louis was created by Bill Christman and installed in 1985. It is about 13 feet tall and stands on an eight foot tall base. The statue welcomes visitors to the Cherokee District. It was a donated by the Cherokee Station Merchants Association. The Indian's hand is raised in a gesture of peace. There are Cherokee letters painted on his tablet.

The Salina Indian stands in front of a Sinclair gas station. He is meant to represent Chief Black Hawk. The original statue was created in 1974 depicted an Egyptian slave. He was converted to an Indian in 2004. For more, see these websites: 1 and 2.

The Orderville Indian once stood at a gas station. This photo is from around 1960 but he was there since at least the 1950s. He stood about 25 feet tall. Does anyone know more about him? For more, see this website. [photo thanks Robby Delius]

Mohawk Indian
Charlemont, MA
 Palacine Indian
Bartlesville, OK
This bronze Mohawk Indian statue is entitled "Hail to the Sunrise". It is a tribute to the five Indian nations of the Mohawk Trail. The statue is eight feet tall and was produced in 1932. For more, see this website.

This Palacine Indian statue was installed at Woolaroc Ranch in 1935. Frank Phillips of Phillips 66 fame bought four of these statues for his ranch. I believe there are still two others on the property. Other than the one in Ballinger, TX described below, I don't know of any other statues like this that still exist. They were mass-produced in the 1920s and 1930s by the Palacine Oil Company for their Wirt-Franklin gas stations in Oklahoma. The statues are made of cast zinc-alloy and are about 11 feet tall. There were at least 18 of them produced. The faux rock bases were inscribed with the words "A Friend". For more, see these websites: 1, 2, and 3.

Palacine Indian
Ballinger, TX
Indian
Ballinger, TX
This Palacine Indian statue was installed in Ballinger City Park in 1939. At some point, the faux rock base was replaced with a real one. The statue was damaged and dumped in a creek in the late 1950s and never recovered. In 2008, Cinnamon Carter began researching the history of the statue with her sixth grade class. This led to fundraising and commissioning a replacement statue. In 2010, a Palacine Indian was discovered in Duncan, OK and donated to Carter. It is now in storage at Higginbotham Brothers hardware store. It is hoped that the statue's intact legs can be freed somehow from the concrete inside the barrel. The new bronze statue was installed in the park in 2012. It was created by Hugh Campbell III. For more, see these websites: 1 and 2.

Indian
Kingsport, TN
The Kingsport Indian was built in the late 1940s for "Honest John's Trading Post". The nearly 26 foot tall Indian was built by the owner, John Barker aka "Honest John". It was created from lumber, wire mesh, stucco, sand, cement and fiberglass. Including the base and the 48 inch feather, the statue is about 33 feet tall. In the late 1950s, the business and statue were moved to Stone Drive, the new main highway. In addition to the gift shop, Honest John's now featured a restaurant and gas station. Pratt's Bar-B-Que bought the building and moved here in 1971. For more, see these websites: 1 and 2. [first photo from 1950s at Honest John's thanks Robby Delius]

Indian Archer
Champaign, IL
This Indian Archer, aka The Chief, was originally located in Danville, IL. The 17 foot tall copper statue was built in 1949 for Herb Drew's Plumbing & Heating. When the business closed in 1994, the owner's grandson moved the Indian here to the Curtis Apple Orchard. The statue represents Kesis, a famous Kickapoo Indian from Illinois. For more, see these websites: 1 and 2.

Indian
Poplar Bluff, MO
This Poplar Bluff Indian looks like it's been here for decades but no one seems to know anything about the statue's history.

Chief Red Robe
Thief River Falls, MN
 Indian
Geary, OK
 Indian
Franklin, KY
 Indian
Gallup, NM
This fiberglass statue of Chief Red Robe was created by Creative Display and installed in 1976. Although the clothing was an accurate representation, the face does not resemble Red Robe. For more, see this website.

The mold for the Red Robe statue was used to produce other statues like those in Geary, Franklin and Gallup shown above.

The Indian in Geary stands in front of the Cherokee Restaurant & Trading Post.

The Indian in Franklin is located in front of Dixie Discount at the Kentucky and Tennessee state line.

The Indian in Gallup stands in front of the Navajo Travel Plaza.

More Chef Red Robe style statues:
Thunderbird Motel (Bloomington, MN) [gone]
Loretta Lynn Ranch (Hurricane Mills, TN)

Indian
Oak Lawn, IL
The Oak Lawn Indian stands in front of the Cardinal Liquor Barn. He was moved here from somewhere else. The 30 foot tall fiberglass Indian holds a bundle of cigars in his left hand. For more, see this website.

Moqui Indian Trading Post
Roosevelt, UT
The Moqui Indian Trading Post features this seated Indian statue. It appears to be pretty old but I can't find a thing written about it.

Indian
Bellville, OH
This Indian statue is located at the Buckeye Express Diner. The restaurant opened in 2009 and this statue appears to be modern.

Indian
Gothenburg, NE
 Ho-Chunk Indians
La Crosse, WI
This life-sized Indian sculpture in Gothenburg is made of barbed wire. It is located in front of the Sod House Museum. The sculpture was created by Merle Block. It has been here since at least 1998.

The original sculpture of Ho-Chunk Indians playing lacrosse was installed in 1980. Later, it was replaced with a bronze version. There are now two of these statues in town. This sculpture was created by Elmer Petersen from Cor-Ten steel. In 2005, it was reported that a much larger, 20 foot tall, fiberglass version was being built. However, it doesn't seem like that ever happened. The sport of lacrosse was originally developed by Native Americans. For more, see this website.