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Totem Pole by James Bender at Pike Place Market (#72: 15046 bytes) 

Statue of Chief Seattle:
Tilikum Place, downtown Seattle


In 1912, local sculptor James Wehn created this magnificent, meticulously researched statue of Chief Seattle. Myrtle Loughery, the chief's great-great granddaughter, unveiled it on Founder's Day, November 13, 1912. Renovated in 1975, the Chief Seattle sculpture today presides over Tilikum Place, a small square at the intersection of Fifth Avenue, Denny Way, and Cedar Street, near the southeastern corner of the Seattle Center. (Notice Seattle's famous Space Needle in the background.)



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Last modified: October 24, 2022