Standing Brave - Big Cabin, Oklahoma, USA.
N 36° 34.038 W 095° 13.239
15S E 301286 N 4049168
The 50 feet tall Giant Indian statue, was completed by artist Wade Leslie in 2001. Standing Brave now stands proudly, greeting travellers at the Big Cabin Travel Plaza entrance, when they come off the Will Rogers turnpike, at Big Cabin, OK.
Waymark Code: WMMVF6
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Date Posted: 11/08/2014
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This must be the Worlds largest Cigar Store Indian, The sculpture is 46 feet tall, standing on a 5 feet high plinth, or it was until it was moved from the smoke shop to the entrance of a truck stop, on an old alignment of Route 66, in Big Cabin, Oklahoma.
"Starting October 2, 2000, Wade Leslie, the then 26-year-old body man, worked tirelessly on Standing Brave. First fabricating a scale model that is now greeting customers as they walk into the Cherokee Restaurant, Wade then moved onto the big statue utilizing some 1800 ft of steel pipe and rebar for the framework. The framework was covered with wire mesh and expanding insulation foam to form the body. Wade meticulously carved the features of the face, hands and body into the foam that was then fiber-glassed, sanded, primed and painted. The Oklahoma state flag was cleverly integrated into the shield design. After 801 hours of Wade’s talented labor Standing Brave was completed March 22, 2001." Text Source: (
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A photo stream featuring the construction, can be viewed on the Web site above.