Library History Digital Exhibit
Description
The statue, nicknamed Unk, stands six feet high and weighs 275lbs. It was erected in 1905 on the corner of Portage Path and W. Market St. to mark the trail Native Americans used as a portage from the Cuyahoga River to the Tuscarawas River. Moved across W. Market St., the metal over concrete statue now stands on a granite base with a bronze plaque reading "A Point on the Portage Path or Indian Trail, until 1789 a part of the western boundary of the United States, erected July 4, 1905 by G. F. Kasch."
Title: Portage Path Indian Statue
Author/Creator: unknown
Date: ca. 1905
Related Information:
Special Collections Photograph Collection
See Also; Special Collections Vertical Files
Size: 2 x 6 inches
Subjects:
Monuments and Memorials – Akron
Native Americans – Akron
Portage Path
Akron - History
Source:Indian Statue West Akron.jpg from SC Library Header CD