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 Trail of the Whispering Giants: Maryland's Indian - Ocean City, MD Posted by:  bluesnote
N 38° 19.531 W 075° 05.343
18S E 492216 N 4241936
A Whispering Giant located in Ocean City, Maryland.
Waymark Code: WM14Q9Q
Location: Maryland, United States
Date Posted: 08/09/2021
Views: 2
The plaque says, "TRAIL OF THE WHISPERING GIANTS - MARYLAND'S INDIAN. This monument, representing the Assateague Indian, was sculptured by Peter Toth and given to the people of Maryland as a gift. Toth is presently sculpturing an Indian monument in each of the fifty states, to pay homage to his heritage and to raise the nation's consciousness as to the plight of the Native Americans. The monument carved from 100 year old oak was completed in 1976 [and is being restored in 2006].The Assateague Indian was a sub-tribe of the Nanticokes, both spoke a dialect of the Lenapes of Delaware Indian, which made them members of the Algonkian family. Indian groups living in the vicinity of Assateague Island included the Pocomoke, Annamessex, Manokin, Nassawattex, Acquintica, Assateague, Chincoteague and Kicotanks. By the early 1700's, the Assateague, along with all the other Indian tribes in the area, were pressured by colonists to move Northward out of the region. Their migration led them through Delaware,/Pennsylvania, New York and finally into Canada where they were lost to history."
TITLE: Trail of the Whispering Giants: Maryland's Indian, (sculpture).
ARTIST(S): Toth, Peter, 1947- , sculptor.
DATE: 1976.
MEDIUM: Sculpture: oak; Base: concrete.
CONTROL NUMBER: IAS MD000432
Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link]
PHYSICAL LOCATION:
Administered by City of Ocean City, Mayor and Council of Ocean City, P. O. Box 158, Ocean City, Maryland 21842
Located South Second Street & Baltimore Avenue, Ocean City, Maryland
DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH:
Some cracks noted.
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