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Arrowhead, (sculpture). Artist:  Salisbury Quaries, fabricator. Title:  Arrowhead, (sculpture). Dates:  1930. Dedicated July 27, 1930. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: pink granite; Base: river rock and cement. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. H. 14 1/2 ft.; Base: approx. H. 15 ft. Inscription:  (On plaque on arrowhead:) APPALACHIAN INDIAN ROAD (On base:) THIS MARKS THE SITE OF/THE OLD INDIAN FORT/BUILT AD 1756,/THE WESTERN OUTPOST/OF THE UNITED STATES/AND NORTH CAROLINA/UNTIL 1776/FROM WHICH THIS/TOWN WAS NAMED unsigned Description:  An arrowhead with a plaque containing relief head of Native-American. Arrowhead sits on a cylindrical base. Subject:  Object -- Weapon -- Bow and Arrow Figure male -- Bust Ethnic -- Indian History -- United States -- Westward Expansion History -- United States -- North Carolina Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- North Carolina -- Old Fort Relief Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Town of Old Fort, 106 South Catawba Avenue, P. O. Box 520, Old Fort, North Carolina 28762 Located Downtown Old Fort, corner of 70 West & Catawba Avenue, Old Fort, North Carolina Remarks:  For related article see: Asheville Citizen Times (Asheville, NC), July 20, 1930. For related book see: "McDowell County Heritage-North Carolina" by Joannes S. Johnson. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, North Carolina survey, 1994. Illustration:  Image on file. Note:  The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide. Repository:  Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012 Control Number:  IAS NC000190   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture NC000190 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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