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The Eternal Indian, sometimes called the Black Hawk Statue, is a 48-foot (14.6 m) sculpture by Lorado Taft located in Lowden State Park, near the city of Oregon, Illinois. Dedicated in 1911, the statue is perched over the Rock River on a 77-foot (23.5 m) bluff overlooking the city.
Lorado Zadok Taft (April 29, 1860 – October 30, 1936) was an American sculptor, writer and educator. [1] Part of the American Renaissance movement, his monumental pieces include, Fountain of Time, Spirit of the Great Lakes, and The Eternal Indian.
Lowden State Park was one of eleven state parks slated to close indefinitely on November 1, 2008, due to budget cuts by former Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich. [7] After delay, which restored funding for some of the parks, a proposal to close seven state parks and a dozen state historic sites, including Lowden, went ahead on November 30, 2008. [8]
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The Eternal Indian, a sculpture by Lorado Taft inspired by Black Hawk. A sculpture by Lorado Taft overlooks the Rock River in Oregon, Illinois. Entitled The Eternal Indian, this statue is commonly known as the Black Hawk Statue. [52] In modern times Black Hawk is considered a tragic hero and numerous commemorations exist. [10]
Shick Shack (c. 1727 – c. 1835) was a 19th-century Potawatomi chieftain and leader of a band of the Illinois River Potawatomi. He was also involved in several conflicts during the Indian Wars, particularly during the Peoria and the Black Hawk Wars.
The site is located on a high sand terrace above the Des Moines River floodplain off Clark County Road 188 two miles south-southeast of St. Francisville, Missouri. [6] [7] [8] A walking trail of one and a quarter miles has interpretive signage, the remains of a typical Illinois Tribe–style long house, an oxbow lake, and an example of an Illinois round house. [9]
Stands upon a 2.7 m (8.8 ft) base Total monument height: 7.42 (24.3 ft) The Sun Singer: 4.62 15.16 Carl Milles 1929 Allerton Park, Monticello, IL 39°59'39.1"N 88°40'04.4'W Bronze The god Apollo with right foot on small tortoise. Milles sent Allerton the only full size replica of the 1926 Swedish commission in 1929.