Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
Chief Bugonaygeshig was born in either 1835, 1836, or 1839. His birthplace was probably in north central Minnesota. His Anishinabe name, Bugonaygeshig, was very popular at the time (19th century) in Minnesota and still is. Though, historians claim Ogimaa (chief) Bagonegiizhig was never an actual leader, that could be misleading.
Statue of Christopher Columbus; Statue of Jack Swigert, Denver International Airport; Statue of Joe P. Martínez, Colorado State Capitol; Statue of Martin Luther King Jr. Sun Silo; Thatcher Memorial Fountain; Un Corrido Para la Gente; Veterans Memorial [7] Wheel [8] William Jackson Palmer Plaque [9]
The Battle of Sugar Point, or the Battle of Leech Lake, was fought on October 5, 1898 between the 3rd U.S. Infantry and members of the Pillager Band of Chippewa Indians in a failed attempt to apprehend Pillager Ojibwe Bugonaygeshig ("Old Bug" or "Hole-In-The-Day"), as the result of a dispute with Indian Service officials on the Leech Lake Reservation in Cass County, Minnesota.
Blue Mustang (colloquially known as Blucifer) [1] [2] is a cast-fiberglass sculpture of a mustang located at Denver International Airport (DEN). Colored bright blue, with illuminated glowing red eyes, it is notable both for its striking appearance and for having killed its sculptor, Luis Jiménez, when a section of it fell on him at his studio.
The City and County of Denver has a formal historic designation program that establishes Denver landmarks. These are designated by ordinances of Denver's city council. [ 1 ] The first three sites so designated, on January 10, 1968, are the Emmanuel/Sherith Chapel , Constitution Hall (site) (destroyed by fire in 1977), and the Governor's Mansion .
Pioneer Fountain, also known as Pioneer Monument, [1] is a fountain and sculpture by Frederick William MacMonnies, installed in Denver, Colorado, United States. [2]In the original version of the monument, which was commissioned in 1904, an Indian warrior appeared at the top of the fountain, but the Denver business community loudly protested, and the Indian figure was soon replaced with a ...
For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to reach us
The Closing Era is a bronze sculpture of a Native American hunter standing over a dying bison, installed on the East side of the Colorado State Capitol in Denver. [1] [2] The statue was created by Preston Powers, the son of famous sculptor Hiram Powers and "represents the end of the traditional lifestyle of Native Americans in Colorado". [3]