Black Hawk Statue
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Originally named 'The Eternal Indian', the Black Hawk Statue (or Memorial) is a large statue of a native American Indian by Lorado Taft. It is located in Lowden State Park on a bluff overlooking the east bank of the Rock River north of Oregon, Illinois.
It is known as the Black Hawk Statue because part of the Black Hawk War was fought there. The statue in no way resembles the Sauk leader Black Hawk. The statue, constructed in 1911, is 48 feet tall with a six foot base and made of concrete, pink granite and screenings. It is the second largest concrete monument in the world, weighing 536,770 lbs.
The statue was planned by Taft and several of his students and associates, at the Eagle's Nest Art Colony, which is now part of Northern Illinois University and is adjacent to Lowden State Park.
The original model of the statue is now on permanent display at the art museum of the Discovery Center in Rockford, Illinois.
