Famed sculptor Lorado Taft and his team used concrete to build the statue which was dedicated in 1911. Its real name is "Eternal Indian." But everyone calls it Chief Black Hawk.
Bit, concrete does not last forever. The old saying is that there are two types of concrete: that which is cracked and that which will be cracked. Yep, just drive down any road. Asphalt is like that also.
Experts assessed the statue damage last October and found it to be extensive. In April, after out really harsh global warming winter, even more damage, cracks and broken chunks from the arms had tumbles to the ground.
Hopefully the statue will be stabilized for this upcoming winter and real work done next year.
The newspaper lauded the efforts of the Friends of the Black Hawk Statue organization for their efforts.
Save the Indian. --Cooter
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