Day 148
Chief Kno-Tah
August 21st, 2010
I'm walking across America.
That's the idea, at least. I'm walking westward from New York City for nine months or so. If everything goes according to plan, I'll be in Oregon when the clock runs out. If nothing goes according to plan, maybe I'll end up in Peru or Mongolia or Pennsylvania. You can read all about the details of my trip if you're so inclined.
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I remember when that statue was put up at Shute Park, I was pretty young and remember the excitement the town had over it. He’s definitely in my old neck of the woods now. :-)
Any history on who the chief was?
Ask and ye shall receive!
Not many people know that the word “Oregon” comes from the area Micmac tribe which is the name of their favorite dish — “a cooked dish of kernels of corn mixed with shell beans, esp. lima beans, and, often, with green and sweet red peppers.”
I totally made that up, ALMOST A YEAR AGO!!!!!!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chief_Kno%E2%80%93Tah
Thanks Kherri. Very cool.
My pleasure. :-)
Thanks Kherri for this link. That’s one thing I love about this site is the education I get. I clicked on this link and the link on that about the Trail of the Whispering Giants and found out there is one here in Akron, Ohio which is about an hour away from me. It was built in 1972 so it’s an old one. Would be neat to see about tracking it down. The artist is obviously very talented and determine just like Matt. Thanks Matt for this pic.
I love it. I was born in 1972. I guess I am an old one!
yes, but age does not realy matter when it comes to certain things. actually many things.
Agree about the education on this site. The link to Harvey the rabbit led to links of interesting roadside attractions in my own area which led to mapping out a plan for the day to see them all (which included some serious walking).
thanks for the link Kherri- great info- very cool artist!
Thanks for the link Kherri! Wow, the statue was carved by hand, Toth is definitely one talented artist.
….dedicated as Chief Kno-Tah in a ceremony featuring Native American activities such as singing and dancing….sounds silly, referencing ‘singing and dancing’ as ‘native american activities’. since those activities are not culture bound.
This is very interesting. Given the lover of Native American Art that I am, this picture inspired me to read up on it more. Thanks, Matt, for posting this. I have discovered many things on your trek across the United States.
Love this statue… the expression on his face… beautiful carving…
These are beautiful carvings.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trail_of_the_Whispering_Giants
Another great link, thank you Karen Too.
Karen too that is a great link. I lived in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio a suburb of Akron in the 70’s, never knew about this. But I have seen the carving at Bob Noble Park in Paducah, Ky. Didn’t know who did it or why, but Thanks to you I do now. Never too old to learn!!!!
Thank Karen Too, apparently Alabama has a Whispering Giant in Dothan, which is not too far South of where I live.
Shute park….a memory of long ago and taking the family there for picnics, etc. I don’t remember the Indian Head though, but my husband said he did because he was Washington County Commissioner at that time and those things had to be ok’d.
I love the serious expression of this carving. Thanks Matt for sharing Chief Kno-Tah and to the others for the informative links.
Everyone beat me to posting the links but I was reading about the 74 statues with at least one in each state. The one in TN is in Cleveland which is close to Chattanooga off I-75. I will have to check this out since i only live about 1 hr and a half from Cleveland.
Here is a site with information on the Peter Wolf Toth museum in Edgewood, FL.
http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WM9BQT_Peter_Wolf_Toths_Art_World_Museum_and_Gallery_Edgewood_FL
The site below has photos of all of the sculptures in the 50 states!
http://www.bobclendenin.com/The%20USA/Peter%20Toth/Peter%20Toth.htm
I had my history lesson for the day. Thank you Matt.