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Memorials to a Vanished Race
The article traces national memory of American Indians through monuments and statues across states from Chicago to Virginia. It highlights Mestrovic’s Chicago equestrian figures, Dallin’s symbolic works, Pocahontas and Sakakawea memorials, and the End of the Trail sculpture, noting the spread of Indian Day observances since 1919.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wis
Ilinois
Grant Park
Congress Street
Chicago
Ivan Mestrovic
Oratem
Bergen County Historical Society
New Jersey
Straw
Strawtown
Noblesville
Ind
Surrey Courthouse
Virginia
Chance
Richard Pace
Pace’s
Paines
Pace
Opechancanough
Jamestown
Union
New England
Mount Hope
Rhode Island
Philip
Massachusetts
King Philip
Massasoit
Plymouth
New Harbor
Maine
Samoset
Pemaquid
John Brown
Abraham Shorte
Cyrus E. Dallin
Museum of Fine Arts
Boston
Lincoln Park
Fairmount Park
Philadelphia
Dallin
Penn Valley Park
Kansas City
Chance Monument
Pocahontas
Bismarck
Benton
Tenn
Nancy Ward
Tennessee
Congressional
Washington, D. C
United States Army
Washington
Croup
Point Pleasant
W. Va
Cornstalk
Point Pleasent
Kanawha
Andrew Lewis
Pittsburgh
Catahecassa
Black Hoof
Braddock
Harmar
St. Clair
Anthony Wayne
United States
Mississippi Valley
Columbus
Ohio
Leatherlips
Wyandot Club
Mestrovic
Fort Dearborn
Helm
Rock River
Tarado Taft
Blackhawk
Keokuk
Lowa City
Oshkosh
Menominee
Ouray
Chipeta
Montrose
James Larle ‘Fraser