Trail of the Whispering Giants Locationless, Locationless, Locationless
By The Commissar on 18-Aug-02. Waypoint GC819A

I'm not sure which one this is.... I can't seem to find a list of names and locations, but we travelled 3-1/2 hours (!) to log this cache!! We found this in Bethany Beach, Delaware, on the ground of the original Delaware Tribal Grounds.

(The eagle on top can't see 'cause of the Santa hat someone put on)

Thanks for the cache, and the learning!!!

We stumbled upon a wealth of Whispering Giants at the NC Museum of Forestry in Whiteville, North Carolina! Here, we found two large sculptures, as well as a smaller one...all still works in progress. An employee at the museum told us that Mr. Toth has been working on these since October, and that he thinks that the two large statues are numbers 70 and 71. One is being made for the nearby Waccamaw Siouans, and the other large sculpture will remain at the museum. These are being carved from massive cypress tree trunks which, according to the museum worker, were so heavy that the truck delivering them was barely street-legal.

Looking at these statues, I was reminded of a sight from my much-younger days in Rhode Island. I felt like I had seen one of these before. The museum had a book of all of the Whispering Giant locations and, sure enough, Mr. Toth had carved one of these in a park in Narragansett, Rhode Island back in 1982. It was a weird deja vu moment.

We're only claiming one of the two Whispering Giants which can be found at this site. The other, facing the fire department, is available for another geocacher to claim!

We found 'Glooscap' in Bar Harbor, Maine.

I just have to post this one since no one else has...yet.
This beautiful carving is located in Hayward, WI. I grabbed this one and my home state of Minnesota on June 21, 2004 and chose to log MN. I have been waiting for someone else to log this, but so far no one has and I am posting this note with pic before locationless caches meet their demise. These are the greatest caches to look for when you have quality ones like Trail. Info on Giant...no name.
No. 26, and was carved September 1977 from a 34-foot (4-foot diameter) oak log.

Found this giant who is sitting on a tunnel, he is Taiya hero, located in JhinPing Tribal Village, JianShih Township, HsinChu County, Taiwan, R.O.C. More info please visit JianShih township official site. http://www.hccst.gov.tw/english/html/view/index01.asp?Vcode=7

This is Chirf Wasatch. He can be found in Murray Park, in Murray, Utah. He was a gift to the local indian tribes from Mr. Peter "Wolf" in November of 1985.

Trail of Tears, #39 is the name of this one.

Waited a long time to get this one logged, was concerned that someone from the area would log it first.

This is the info from the Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum

Artist: Toth, Peter, 1947- , sculptor.

Title: Trail of Tears, (sculpture).

Dates: Summer 1981. Dedicated Nov. 24, 1981.

Medium: Cottonwood on a concrete and brick base.

Dimensions: Sculpture: approx. 25 x 5 x 5 ft.; Base: approx. H. 46 in. Diam. 6 ft.

Inscription: (Plaque lower front base:) "Trail of Tears"/Peter Toth, sculptor/Dedicated November 24, 1981 - No. 39/In Remembrance to a proud and noble people/Peter Toth is carving at least one Indian monument in each of the fifty states, to raise the nation's conscience to the plight of the Native Americans./It is his gift to the people, made possible through community efforts./Contributors/Mrs. Bill Helbing Bullinger Tree Service Mandan City Crew L&H Manufacturing/
Welk Steel Belohlavek Landscaping Mandan Centennial Committee/Superior Lumber Morton County Crew Bailey Construction Inc./Stage Shop Inc. Mandan Chamber of Commerce/Mandan Parks Dept. Elmer Worthington/Mandan Police Dept. Jake Hertz

Description: Head of a Native American Indian, attached to the octagon-shaped base with 8 large bolts, visible through a gap between the two. The Indian has high cheekbones, hook nose, circular medallions around his neck, and a headband with two tiers of feathered plumes on top. The head "is of no particular tribe but is a composite of all the Indian tribes whose history is part of the state's history - Mandan, Sioux, and Chippewa."

Subject: Ethnic -- Indian
Dress -- Ethnic -- Indian Dress
Figure male -- Head
Dress -- Accessory -- Hat
History -- United States -- North Dakota

Object Type: Outdoor Sculpture -- North Dakota -- Mandan

Owner: Administered by City of Mandan, Parks District, 901 Division Street, Mandan, North Dakota 58554
Located Stage Stop, 601 6th Avenue Southeast, Mandan, North Dakota

Remarks: IAS files contain a copy of the dedication ceremony program and other source materials pertaining to Toth's Indian monuments across the country.

Condition: Surveyed 1992 July. Well maintained.

References: Save Outdoor Sculpture, North Dakota survey, 1992.

TFTC
The ATV'ers

I discovered your cache after hiding one of my own (GCR6DT) at the giant in my town. It has been a prominent figure in my life since we moved here in 1974. It stands on the front lawn of the Houston-Love Memorial Public Library in Dothan, Alabama (Houston county). The plaque with the relative info is missing from the stand so I cannot comment on the number or name but there is a small sign attributing it to Toth, carved 1972 (landscaping by the Lazy Daisy Garden club). I understand that a book inside the library called 'Indian Giver' details all the carvings, I have not had a chance to check it out so far.

I also hear that Colquitt, GA which is about 40 miles from here has the next closest one. You may get several hits on our statue in the next couple of weeks as I will mention you cache in my description. TFTC and happy hunting!! LoR

We watched this Whispering Giant being carved!!. Tried to find out info on this one from the museum, chamber of commerce, county clerk with no luck, so can only give the information that was on the plaque. This Whispering Giant is in Worland, Wyoming and the date on the plaque is September 28, 1980. We think it could be in honor of the Shoshone tribe with their Chief Washakie since Worland is in Washakie County, however we have other tribes of Native Americans in our state.

Found this Whispering giant in Winslow, AZ. It came as quite a surprise. There is no other information on this sculpture other than the plaque.

Still no luck finding an unclaimed one, but we did get to see two of them on a rainy Columbus Day - the Bethany Beach, Delaware and Ocean City, Maryland ones. This picture shows that the Nanticoke Indian Chief (#21) the inlet in Ocean City is still in good shape.

We found this American Indian in Troy, Kansas.

Steve & Mary Brown
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This is the Whispering Giant WA-PAI-SHONE located inside Idlewild Park in Reno, Nevada. I give credit to atc's research skills for finding this one. See the second image for more details.

Chief Kno-Tah, located in Hillsboro public library, Hillsboro, Oregon. The giant wooden sculpture was dedicated on September 25, 1987.

#57 Ikala Nawan
In Astoria, OR, it honors the Clatsop and Chinook and all the Northwest coastal Indians.

Coordinates are for the Columbia Gorge Interpretive Center in Sstevenson, WA. Recently a local commuinity donated three carvings to the center. They were originally made by a local artisan and had been displayed in the town. The newspaper article documents the artisan and his passion. The tree carvings were recently erected outside the CGIC and plans are to build a patio with landscaping around the carvings. Photos show one of the carvings, the plaque, and the article.

[This entry was edited by AZtravelers on Tuesday, August 23, 2005 at 5:58:14 PM.]

Never thought I'd have an opportunity to log this LC until the opportunity presented itself on the road to Bar Harbor. Glooscap is camped out at the entrance to a campground. Thanks for the LC!

I saw question marks by the statue Dineh's name. I found a post card in Las Cruces,NM that says it was the 57th statue and means "Human Beings". It was dedicated August 23, 1986. I found this "Giant" while out doing some other geocaches in the area. It stands in Apodaca Park. This is my favorite out of the ones that I have found so far. This statue is in excellent shape!

Found this site

#57 - "DINEH" ("human being" in Navajo & Apache) is carved in Apodaca Park, Las Cruces, NM. Sculpted by Peter Wolf Toth in 1986 to honor Native Americans of New Mexico. Our family spent many, many hours watching this master craftsman at work!

[This entry was edited by Toady & Froggie on Tuesday, June 21, 2005 at 7:20:30 PM.]