Administered by State of Illinois Illinois Department of Conservation 524 South Second Street Springfield Illinois 62701
Located Lowden State Park 1411 North River Road, P. O. Box 403 Oregon Illinois 61061
Date:
Cast Dec. 1910. Dedicated July 1, 1911
Notes:
National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, IL0156, 1989.
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Illinois survey, 1992.
Monumental News, March, Nov. 1910.
Popular Mechanics, March 1911.
Stilson, Jan, "The Construction of The Blackhawk Statue," Oregon, IL: Oregon Chamber of Commerce, 1984.
Image on file.
Monumental News, Nov. 1910, pg. 795-796.
Chicago Tribune (May 7, 1995), section 12, pg. 14.
unsigned
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Summary:
Indian standing with his arms folded across his chest and his head turned to the proper left.