Black Hawk Statue overlooks the Rock River, near Oregon, Illinois

Black Hawk was defeated in a war in the early 1800s, in what is now northern Illinois. Abraham Lincoln fought for the USA. Now, a 48' tall Black Hawk looks out resignedly across a valley of the Rock River transformed by the white man. June, 2009


Black Hawk was defeated in a war in the early 1800s, in what is now northern Illinois. Abraham Lincoln fought for the USA. Now, a 48' tall Black Hawk looks out resignedly across a valley of the Rock River transformed by the white man. June, 2009
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   Kathy  From Maryland/USA    Supporting Member
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I can see the resignation and sadness. A reminder to us all. He is beautifully framed by the trees and the sky, Jim. Lovely.
22/Oct/09 2:40 AM
   Vibrant Vici  From California    Supporting Member
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I love this statue, Jim. I love the way the rock is in it's natural form and then flows into the carving. Just right for a spirit of the earth.
22/Oct/09 3:37 AM
   Jim  From Jupiter    Supporting Member
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This statue is unique in that it is not a carving - It is cast from concrete! According to Wikipedia, it is the second largest freestanding concrete statue on Earth.
I am white. I am Native American as well. I simply sigh and hope that knowledge of our past mistakes will keep us from making them again.
God Bless America.
"How smooth must be the language of the whites, when they can make right look like wrong, and wrong like right." ~ Makataimeshekiakiak AKA Black Hawk
23/Oct/09 2:28 AM
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